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Dr Andrew Taylor

Dr Andrew Taylor. Assistant Director (Public Health Science) NHS Hull. Format. Who am I? What is my job? What was my PhD about? How is it relevant to my working life? How is it not relevant to my working life?! Conclusion. Who am I?.

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Dr Andrew Taylor

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  1. Dr Andrew Taylor Assistant Director (Public Health Science) NHS Hull

  2. Format • Who am I? • What is my job? • What was my PhD about? • How is it relevant to my working life? • How is it not relevant to my working life?! • Conclusion

  3. Who am I? • Private Sector - Philips Electronics – Advanced Products Marketing • Economics BSc Bradford • Health Economics MSc York • PhD Bradford 2006

  4. My job • Assistant Director of Public Health Science – NHS Hull • Health Economist • Lead team of Health Scientists (epidemiologists, statisticians, health impact specialists) • Outputs • JSNA - Gives direction for health planning • PNA – Gives direction for pharmaceutical provision • Equity Audits – Shows focus for provision to combat health inequalities • Social Capital Research - some in partnership with Hull University and Sheffield Hallam University

  5. My PhD • Part Time - 5 years • Social Capital (social networks, levels of trust and connections within communities that ultimately help to improve social, physical and economic conditions as well as the life chances of those where it exists.) • Influence on demand for health care - Funding and Private Medical Insurance relevant • Association between social capital and health • Non market provision through social support reduces demand on PMI and NHS • Cross-Sectional Time Series Panel Data Analysis using Stata • 6 years of BHPS

  6. My PhD Findings • There is a relationship between Social Capital and the amount of health care demanded • May be positive or negative (or multi-dimensional) • Personal risk attitudes very important • Risk attitudes dependent on social and cultural backgrounds • People in different occupations or lifestyles face higher risks so demand more ‘reservation value’

  7. Relevance to working life • PhD a salutary process! • Sense of achievement • Mark of professional ability ‘licence to teach’ • Higher statistical training and credibility (publications) • Gives me extra edge on large dataset analysis and the integrity of analysis and conclusions • Broadened in terms of statistical knowledge and subject area

  8. Relevance • Keeps academic life alive • Gives opportunity to transfer learning to policy (Health and LA) • Links to ongoing theme of Social Capital within government now termed ‘Big Society’ • Ironically better Social Capital might mean greater equality

  9. Conclusion • My experience not your experience • PhD essential for academic life • Extremely useful in non-academic working life • Opens doors • More opportunities for involvement in collaborative projects • Enabled Fellowship of Faculty of Public Health enables employment as Consultant in Public Health • Credibility • Still fascinated by my subject!

  10. Call yourself a Doctor? • Yes • You’ve done the studying • You’ve earned it!

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