Personal profile
Overview
Tracey is an epidemiologist who applies advanced statistical techniques to routine data to address a range of health questions.
Her research area of interest is in the application of epidemiological methods to routine data to understand the inequalities of health and wellbeing in individuals and communities and evaluate interventions that address this disparities.
In particular, her work involves understanding the quality of healthcare provided to people in prison and those with contact with the justice system.
Supervision information
PhD and DClin supervision to completion
Greg Williams (2024), PhD: Urban Health Indicators and the Global Burden of Disease.
Azaria Khyabani (2020), DClin: Investigating the associations between university student well-being and digital use.
Charlotte Kelly NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship (2019), PhD: Quality of life is a matter of distance? - A study investigating the relationship between centralising health services and health inequalities for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis.
Alaa Alaa Abd-Alrazaq (2019), PhD: Factors Affecting Patients’ Use of Electronic Personal Health Records
Michael Tully (2017) DClin: Perceived legitimate discrimination, coping options and their relationship to psychological distress in homeless adults.
Joao Bissau Pereira (2010), PhD: A novel approach to undertaking a pharmacoepidemiological study of Clostridium difficile infection and antimicrobial usage in the NW SHA trusts using HPA and IMS databases
PhDs in progress
Gemma Shields (2019 -): Economic evaluation in mental health: implications of and methods to address patient heterogeneity
Ghassan Aldekhayel (2021 -): Prevalence of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Among Undiagnosed Schoolteachers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Blessing Nyakutsikwa (2023 -): Estimating the prevalence of non-communicable diseases at small area level in Greater Manchester and exploring their associations with the indicators of inequalities and other demographic factors.
Areas of expertise
- Q Science (General)
- Epidemiology
- HA Statistics
- Medical statistics
- RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Global inequalities
- Healthier Futures
- Institute for Data Science and AI
- Digital Futures
- Policy@Manchester
- Sustainable Futures
- Christabel Pankhurst Institute
- Manchester Urban Institute
Accepting PhD students
- Accepting PhD students
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Understanding and improving the quality of primary care for people in prison: a mixed-methods study
Bellass, S., Canvin, K., Farragher, T., McLintock, K., Wright, N., Hearty, P., Seanor, N., Cunningham, M., Foy, R. & Sheard, L., 7 Nov 2024, In: Health and Social Care Delivery Research. 12, 46, p. 1-329 329 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The quality of prison primary care: cross-sectional cluster-level analyses of prison healthcare data in the North of England
McLintock, K., Foy, R., Canvin, K., Bellass, S., Hearty, P., Wright, N., Cunningham, M., Seanor, N., Sheard, L. & Farragher, T., 1 Sept 2023, In: EClinicalMedicine. 63, 102171.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Years of Life Lost to COVID-19 in 20 countries
Williams, G., Spencer, A., Farragher, T., Gittins, M. & Verma, A., 19 Mar 2022, In: Journal of global health. 11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Key patient characteristics for the acknowledgement of patient heterogeneity in economic evaluations in severe mental illness: A Delphi consensus exercise
Shields, G. E., Farragher, T., Davies, L. M., Verma, A., Kirkham, J. K., Makara, D. & Clarkson, P., 25 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Mental Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of relative deprivation and ethnicity on the incidence rate of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Alder, J., Chukwuma, C., Farragher, T., Holden Smith, S., Morris, R., Ealing, J., Hamdalla, H., Bentley, A., Bokhari, S., Freeman, D., Al-Chalabi, A., Rog, D., Das, J. & Chaouch, A., 19 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration. p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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EPHG: Epidemiology and Public Health Group
Jones, A. (PI), Voros, E. (Support team), George-Davidson, A. (Support team), Hammond, A. (Researcher), Povey, A. (Researcher), Spencer, A. (Researcher), Sahu, A. (Researcher), Clayson, A. (Researcher), Harrison, A. (Researcher), Edwards, A. (PI), Verma, A. (PI), Lophatananon, A. (Researcher), Doyle, C. (Support team), Wasiuk, C. (Researcher), Greenhalgh, C. (Researcher), Huish, C. (Researcher), Nash, D. (Researcher), Mcelvenny, D. (Researcher), Payne, D. (Researcher), Cairns, D. (Researcher), Cowley, E. (PI), Dalgarno, E. (Researcher), Evans, E. (Researcher), Morgans, E. (Researcher), Borocin, F. (Researcher), Clough, G. (Researcher), Williams, G. (Researcher), Mohamed, H. (Researcher), Waterson, H. (Researcher), Wei, H. (Researcher), Basinas, I. (Researcher), Iskandar, I. (Researcher), Gemmell, I. (Researcher), Lamb, J. (Researcher), Stocks, J. (Researcher), Owen, J. (Researcher), Chadwick, J. (Support team), Walsh, K. (Researcher), Winstanley, K. (Researcher), Muir, K. (PI), Fowler, K. (Researcher), Mekli, K. (Researcher), Blake, L. (Researcher), Byrne, L. (Support team), Hasler, L. (Researcher), White, L. (Support team), Kennedy, L. (Researcher), Van Tongeren, M. (PI), Regan, M. (Researcher), Carder, M. (Researcher), Brook, N. (Support team), Gartland, N. (Researcher), Bouamra, O. (Researcher), Whittaker, P. (Support team), Hammond, P. (Researcher), Bentley, R. (Researcher), Addam, R. (Researcher), Harrison, R. (Researcher), Zubaite, R. (Researcher), Mason, S. (Support team), Jones, S. (Support team), Jahr, S. (Support team), Mitchell, S. (Researcher), Senior, S. (Researcher), Taylor, S. (Support team), Walsh, S. (Researcher), Farragher, T. (Researcher), Zagrodnik, V. (Researcher), Alam, W. (Support team), Mangan, D. (Technical team), Davidson, H. (Researcher), Mcconnell, J. (Researcher), Lewis, C. (Researcher), Tilley, C. (Support team), Clarke, D. (Support team), Yu, X. (Researcher), Seed, M. (Researcher), Weston, R. (Support team), Sugden, S. (Technical team) & Ahmed, S. (Researcher)
Project: Research
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Poverty Reduction's Influence On Risk factors for NCDs: A systems approach
Verma, A. (PI), Ali, O. (CoI), Brass, A. (CoI), Catt, H. (CoI), Chandola, T. (CoI), Davies, L. (CoI), Edge, D. (CoI), Farragher, T. (CoI), Guo, H. (CoI), Hall, I. (CoI), Harrison, A. (CoI), Khurshed, A. (CoI), Kirkham, J. (CoI), Lupton, R. (CoI), Mitchell, S. (CoI), Mueller, J. (CoI), Munford, L. (CoI), Payton, A. (CoI), Raffo, C. (CoI), Regan, C. (CoI), Shields, G. (CoI), Spencer, A. (CoI), Waterson, H. (CoI) & Williams, G. (CoI)
1/05/20 → 31/10/20
Project: Research
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TRUUD: Tackling Root Causes Upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development (TRUUD)
Wong, C. (PI), Verma, A. (PI), Farragher, T. (Researcher), Peake-Jones, S. (Researcher), Koksal, C. (Researcher), Nyakutsikwa, B. (Researcher) & Zheng, H. (Researcher)
1/10/19 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
Impacts
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The health of people in prison, on probation and in the secure NHS estate in England - CMO report
Farragher, T. (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Awareness and understanding, Policy
Press/Media
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Northerners more likely to die younger than southerners
Williams, G., Verma, A., Farragher, T., Waterson, H. & Regan, M.
18/07/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other