Dr Bethany Fern Anthony is a Research Officer at the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME). Her PhD (funded by Health and Care Research Wales) explored the provision of general medical services by non-medical health professionals and allied health professionals. Bethany currently works on a number of difference research projects including ThinkCancer!, Rare Dementia Support and iSUPPORT. Bethany has a 1st Class BSc (Hons) in Sport, Health and Physical Education and an MSc (with Distinction) in Exercise Rehabilitation. During her MSc, funded by a Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships (KESS), she assessed aerobic fitness and cardiovascular risk among older patients with rheumatoid arthritis. 

2025

• PublishedEvaluating the effects of the World Health Organization's online intervention ‘iSupport’ to reduce depression and distress in dementia carers: a multi-centre six-month randomised controlled trial in the UK
  Windle, G., Flynn, G., Hoare, Z., Goulden, N., Masterson Algar, P., Edwards, R. T., Anthony, B., Kurana, S., Spector, A., Hughes, G., Proctor, D., Ismail, F., Jackson, K., Egan, K. & Stott, J., Jan 2025, In: Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 48, 101125.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

• PublishedRandomised controlled trial of adjunctive triamcinolone acetonide in eyes undergoing vitreoretinal surgery following open globe trauma: The ASCOT study
  Casswell, E. J., Cro, S., Cornelius, V. R. C., Banerjee, P. J., Zvobgo, T. M. Z., Edwards, R. T., Ezeofor, V., Anthony, B. & Shahid, S. M., Mar 2024, In: British Journal of Ophthalmology. 108, 3, p. 440-448
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSupporting social connection for people living with dementia: lessons from the findings of the TRIO study
  Prendergast, L., Toms, G., Seddon, D., Jones, C., Anthony, B. & Edwards, R. T., 8 Feb 2024, In: Working with Older People. 28, 1, p. 9-19 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedThe clinical and cost-effectiveness of interventions for preventing continence issues resulting from birth trauma: a rapid review
  Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Roberts, S., Spencer, L. H., Gillen, E., Hounsome, J., Noyes, J., Hughes, D., Fitzsimmons, D., Edwards, R. T., Edwards, A., Cooper, A. & Lewis, R., 9 Sept 2024, MedRxiv.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• PublishedThe cost-effectiveness of life after stroke services and the impact of these services on health and social care resource use: a rapid review
  Pisavadia, K., Anthony, B., Davies, J., Roberts, S., Granger, R., Spencer, L. H., Gillen, E., Hounsome, J., Noyes, J., Fitzsimmons, D. & Edwards, R. T., 22 Nov 2024, MedRxiv.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• PublishedThe costs and cost-effectiveness of different service models of palliatice care, focusing on end of life care: A rapid review
  Spencer, L., Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Gillen, E., Noyes, J., Fitzsimmons, D., Lewis, R., Cooper, A., Hughes, D., Edwards, R. T. & Edwards, A., 7 Mar 2024, MedRxiv, 118 p.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• PublishedThe Diagnostic Pathway Experiences of People Living with Rare Dementia and Their Family Caregivers: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Study Using Qualitative and Economic Analyses
  Davies Abbott, I., Anthony, B., Jackson, K., Windle, G. & Edwards, R. T., 16 Feb 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21, 2, 231.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published‘ThinkCancer!’ – Randomised feasibility trial of a novel practice-based early cancer diagnosis intervention
  Disbeschl, S., Hendry, A., Surgey, A., Walker, D., Goulden, N., Anthony, B., Neal, R., Williams, N., Hoare, Z., Hiscock, J., Edwards, R. T., Lewis, R. & Wilkinson, C., Oct 2024, In: BJGP open. 8, 3
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWellness in work - supporting people in work and assisting people to return to the workforce: An economic evidence review.
  Edwards, R. T., Spencer, L., Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Makanjuola, A., Lloyd-Williams, H., Fitzsimmons, D., Collins, B., Charles, J., Lewis, R., Cooper, A., Barutcu, S. & McKibben, M.-A., 17 Jan 2024, MedRxiv.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint

2023

• PublishedA randomised controlled trial of adjunctive triamcinolone acetonide in eyes undergoing vitreoretinal surgery for open globe trauma - the ASCOT study
  Charteris, D. G., Cro, S., Casswell, E. J., Edwards, R. T., Ezeofor, V., Anthony, B., Bunce, C., Elizabeth, R., Kelly, J., Murphy, C., Banerjee, P. J. & Cornelius, V. R., 1 Jul 2023, In: Health Technology Assessment. 27, 12, p. 1-50
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedA study to explore the feasibility of using a social return on investment approach to evaluate short breaks
  Toms, G., Stringer, C., Prendergast, L., Seddon, D., Anthony, B. & Edwards, R. T., 24 Aug 2023, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 2023, 11 p., 4699751.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEarlier cancer diagnosis in primary care: a feasibility economic analysis of ThinkCancer!
  Anthony, B., Disbeschl, S., Goulden, N., Hendry, A., Hiscock, J., Hoare, Z., Roberts, J., Rose , J., Surgey, A., Williams, N., Walker, D., Neal, R., Wilkinson, C. & Edwards, R. T., Mar 2023, In: BJGP open. 7, 1, 130.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published‘It was just – everything was normal’: outcomes for people living with dementia, their unpaid carers, and paid carers in a Shared Lives day support service
  Prendergast, L., Toms, G., Seddon, D., Edwards, R. T., Anthony, B. & Jones, C., Jul 2023, In: Aging and Mental Health. 27, 7, p. 1282-1290
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPrevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage: Economic evaluation of the novel Butterfly device in a UK setting
  Edwards, R. T., Ezeofor, V., Bryning, L., Anthony, B., Charles, J. & Weeks , A., Apr 2023, In: European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 283, p. 149-157
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• E-pub ahead of printThe social value and financial benefits of providing preventive and timely counselling to people with sight loss in Wales, UK
  Anthony, B., Hartfiel, N. & Edwards, R. T., 20 Nov 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 10 p., 12721.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWhat interventions or best practice are there to support people with Long COVID, or similar post-viral conditions or conditions characterised by fatigue, to return to normal activities: a rapid review
  Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Hughes, D., Fitzsimmons, D., Wilkinson, C., Edwards, R. T., Lewis, R., Cooper, A. & Edwards, A., 28 Jan 2023, 34 p. (MedRxiv).
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• PublishedWhat is the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions in reducing the harms for children and young people who have been exposed to domestic violence or abuse: a rapid review.
  Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Pisavadia, K., Davies, J., Albustami, M., Anthony, B., Wilkinson, C., Fitzsimmons, D., Hughes, D., Edwards, R. T., Lewis, R., Cooper, A. & Edwards, A., 10 May 2023, 79 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2022

• PublishedUnderstanding the added social value of community-based day support: a social return on investment analysis of the TRIO scheme for people living with dementia, their family/ friend carers, and staff​
  Prendergast, L., Toms, G., Seddon, D., Anthony, B., Jones, C. & Edwards, R. T., 7 Jul 2022.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• PublishedWhat innovations can address inequalities experienced by women and girls due to the COVID-19 pandemic across the different areas of life/domains: work, health, living standards, personal security, participation and education? Report number – RR00027 (January 2022). Gender Inequalities: COVID-19 initiatives
  Spencer, L., Hartfiel, N., Hendry, A., Anthony, B., Makanjuola, A., Pisavadia, K., Davies, J., Bray, N., Hughes, D., Wilkinson, C., Fitzsimmons, D. & Edwards, R. T., 15 Jan 2022, Health and Care Research Wales.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review

2021

• PublishedHave infection control and prevention measures resulted in any adverse outcomes for care home and domiciliary care residents and staff? Report number: RR_00018 (November 2021)
  Spencer, L., Hartfiel, N., Hendry, A., Anthony, B., Makanjuola, A., Bray, N., Hughes, D., Wilkinson, C., Fitzsimmons, D. & Edwards, R. T., 1 Nov 2021, 36 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• PublishedProtocol for a feasibility study incorporating a randomised pilot trial with an embedded process evaluation and feasibility economic analysis of ThinkCancer!: a primary care intervention to expedite cancer diagnosis in Wales
  Disbeschl, S., Surgey, A., Roberts, J. L., Hendry, A., Lewis, R., Goulden, N., Hoare, Z., Williams, N., Anthony, B. F., Edwards, R. T., Law, R.-J., Hiscock, J., Carson-Stevens, A., Neal, R. D. & Wilkinson, C., 2021, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 7, 1, 100.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWhich innovations can improve timeliness of investigations and address the backlog in endoscopy for patients with potential symptoms of upper and lower Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers? RR_00003 (August 2021)
  Hendry, A., Anthony, B., Charles, J., Hartfiel, N., Roberts, J., Spencer, L., Bray, N., Wilkinson, C. & Edwards, R. T., Aug 2021, 34 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review

2019

• PublishedGeneral medical services by non-medical health professionals: a systematic quantitative review of economic evaluations in primary care
  Anthony, B. F., Surgey, A., Hiscock, J., Williams, N. H. & Charles, J. M., 1 May 2019, In: British Journal of General Practice. 69, 682, p. e304-e313
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLles mewn gwaith: Y dadleuon economaidd dros fuddsoddi mewn iechyd a lles y gweithlu yng Nghymru
  Edwards, R. T., Spencer, L., Anthony, B. & Bryning, L., 17 Oct 2019, Bangor : Bangor University. 64 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• PublishedWellness in work: The economic arguments for investing in the health and wellbeing of the workforce in Wales
  Edwards, R. T., Spencer, L., Anthony, B. & Bryning, L., 17 Oct 2019, Bangor: Bangor University. 64 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review

2018

• PublishedByw yn dda yn hirach: Y ddadl economaidd dros fuddsoddi yn iechyd a llesiant pobl hŷn yng Nghymru
  Edwards, R., Spencer, L., Bryning, L. & Anthony, B., 30 Jul 2018, 68 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• PublishedLiving Well for Longer: Economic argument investing in the health and wellbeing of older people in Wales
  Edwards, R., Spencer, L., Bryning, L. & Anthony, B., 30 Jul 2018, 68 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review

2023

• (P17-03: Economic cost of Dementia) An online pre-death grief and loss programme for carers of people living with a rare dementia: a micro-costing analysis of ‘The Road Less Travelled’

  This is first costing of an online pre-death grief and loss programme for carers of people living with a rare dementia. These initial assessments of costs provide a base-case for future costing analyses and full economic analysis which can assess both the cost and benefits to society from supporting people living with rare dementias and their carers.

  17 Oct 2023

  Links:

  • https://www.alzheimer-europe.org/Conferences/2023-Helsinki
  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

2021

• Budget Impact Analysis and Needs Assessment of a Localised Counselling Service for People Living with Sight Loss across North West Wales, UK

  12 Jul 2021

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)