David Whynes

Professor of Health Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Biography

David Whynes holds degrees from the Universities of York and St. Andrews. He joined the staff of the University of Nottingham in 1976, following a three-year fellowship at York. Appointed initially as a Lecturer in Economics, he became a Senior Lecturer and then a Reader, prior to assuming his current position. He has taught on a wide variety of undergraduate economic courses during his career, although his current teaching focus is health economics for both undergraduate economists and postgraduate medical students.

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Recent Publications

WHYNES DK, MCCAHON RA, RAVENSCROFT A, HODGKINSON V, EVLEY R and HARDMAN JG, 2013. Responsiveness of the EQ-5D Health-Related Quality-of-Life Instrument in Assessing Low Back Pain. Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. 16(1), 124-32
SCHOLEFIELD J.H., MOSS, S.M., MANGHAM, C.M., WHYNES, D.K. and HARDCASTLE, J.D., 2012. Nottingham trial of faecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer: a 20-year follow-up Gut. 61(7), 1036-1040
SACH, T.H. and WHYNES, D.K., 2012. Sex, self-interest and health care priorities Journal of Socio-Economics. 41(1), 1-7
WHYNES DK, SPRIGG N, SELBY J, BERGE E, BATH PM and FOR THE ENOS INVESTIGATORS, 2012. Testing for Differential Item Functioning within the EQ-5D. Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making. (In Press.)

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Current Research

Professor Whynes has researched in a wide variety of health care fields, including the economic analysis of primary care, services for the deaf and maternity care. The economic aspects of cancer and screening have been an abiding interest over two decades. Professor Whynes has been the principal economic investigator for two national colorectal cancer screening trials and for the UK trial of managing abnormalities detected during routine cervical cancer screening. He is the principal economist for the forthcoming UK lung cancer screening trial. In all these trials, his specific contributions include cost and outcome measurement, economic modelling and the analysis of the behaviour of screening subjects. His interest in methodological aspects of health technology assessment centre on the measurement of preferences and contingent valuation.

WHYNES DK, MCCAHON RA, RAVENSCROFT A, HODGKINSON V, EVLEY R and HARDMAN JG, 2013. Responsiveness of the EQ-5D Health-Related Quality-of-Life Instrument in Assessing Low Back Pain. Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. 16(1), 124-32
SCHOLEFIELD J.H., MOSS, S.M., MANGHAM, C.M., WHYNES, D.K. and HARDCASTLE, J.D., 2012. Nottingham trial of faecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer: a 20-year follow-up Gut. 61(7), 1036-1040
SACH, T.H. and WHYNES, D.K., 2012. Sex, self-interest and health care priorities Journal of Socio-Economics. 41(1), 1-7
WHYNES DK, SPRIGG N, SELBY J, BERGE E, BATH PM and FOR THE ENOS INVESTIGATORS, 2012. Testing for Differential Item Functioning within the EQ-5D. Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making. (In Press.)
WHYNES DK, MCCAHON RA, RAVENSCROFT A and HARDMAN J, 2012. Cost effectiveness of epidural steroid injections to manage chronic lower back pain. BMC anesthesiology. 12(1), 26
SHARP L, COTTON S, THORNTON A, GRAY N, CRUICKSHANK M, WHYNES D, DUNCAN I, HAMMOND R, SMART L and LITTLE J, 2012. Who defaults from colposcopy? A multi-centre, population-based, prospective cohort study of predictors of non-attendance for follow-up among women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology. European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology. 165(2), 318-25
OWENS T, EVANGELOU N and WHYNES DK, 2012. Rationing and deprivation: disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis in the United Kingdom. The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care. (In Press.)
SHARP L, COTTON S, THORNTON A, GRAY N, WHYNES D, SMART L, WAUGH N, DUNCAN I, CRUICKSHANK M, LITTLE J and TOMBOLA GROUP, 2012. Which women default from follow-up cervical cytology tests? A cohort study within the TOMBOLA trial. Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology. 23(3), 150-60
DK WHYNES, 2012. Screening for colorectal cancer: how can we maximize uptake ? Colorectal Cancer. 1(6), 471-478
SHARP, L., COTTON, S., GRAY, N., AVIS, M., RUSSELL, I., WALKER, L., WAUGH, N., WHYNES, D., WOOLLEY, C., THORNTON, A., SMART, L., CRUICKSHANK, M. and LITTLE, J., 2011. Long-term psychosocial impact of alternative management policies in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology referred for colposcopy:a randomised controlled trial British Journal Of Cancer. 104(2), 255-264
KUMAR, V. M. and WHYNES, D. K., 2011. Explaining variation in the uptake of HPV vaccination in England: Bmc Public Health Bmc Public Health. 11,
YU CP, WHYNES DK and SACH TH, 2011. Reform Towards National Health Insurance In Malaysia: The Equity Implications. Health Policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 100(2-3), 256-63
FIELD JK, BALDWIN D, BRAIN K, DEVARAJ A, EISEN T, DUFFY SW, HANSELL DM, KERR K, PAGE R, PARMAR M, WELLER D, WILLIAMSON P, WHYNES D and UKLS TEAM, 2011. Ct Screening For Lung Cancer In The Uk: Position Statement By Ukls Investigators Following The Nlst Report. Thorax. 66(8), 736-7
WHYNES D.K., MANGHAM, C.M., BALFOUR, T.W. and SCHOLEFIELD, J.H., 2010. Analysis of deaths occurring within the Nottingham trial of faecal occult blood screening for colorectal cancer GUT. 59(8), 1088-1093
MACAFEE DAL, WEST J, SCHOLEFIELD JH and WHYNES DK, 2009. Hospital Costs Of Colorectal Cancer Care. Clinical Medicine. Oncology. 3, 27-37
SACH TH and WHYNES DK, 2009. Men And Women: Beliefs About Cancer And About Screening. Bmc Public Health. 9, 431
WHYNES DK and TOMBOLA GROUP, 2009. Responsiveness Of The Eq-5D To Hads-Identified Anxiety And Depression. Journal Of Evaluation In Clinical Practice. 15(5), 820-5
MACAFEE DAL, HUMES DJ, BOULIOTIS G, BECKINGHAM IJ, WHYNES DK and LOBO DN, 2009. Prospective Randomized Trial Using Cost-Utility Analysis Of Early Versus Delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy For Acute Gallbladder Disease. The British Journal Of Surgery. 96(9), 1031-40
WHYNES DK, 2009. Deprivation And Self-Reported Health: Are There 'Scottish Effects' In England And Wales? Journal Of Public Health (Oxford, England). 31(1), 147-53
TOMBOLA GROUP., WHYNES, D., PHILIPS, Z., WOOLLEY, C., COTTON, S., CRUICKSHANK, M., HARRILD, K., LITTLE, J., NEAL, K., SHARP, L. and WAUGH, N., 2009. Options for managing low grade cervical abnormalities detected at screening: cost effectiveness study British Medical Journal. 339, b2549
BARTON G.R., SACH, T.H., AVERY, A.J., JENKINSON, C., DOHERTY, M., WHYNES, D.K. and MUIR, K.R., 2008. A comparison of the performance of the EQ-5D and SF-6D for individuals aged >/= 45 years Health Economics. 17(7), 815-832
MACAFEE, D.A.L., WALLER, M., WHYNES, D.K., MOSS, S. and SCHOLEFIELD, J.H., 2008. Population screening for colorectal cancer: the implications of an ageing population British Journal of Cancer. 99(12), 1991-2000
WHYNES DK and TOMBOLA GROUP, 2008. Correspondence Between Eq-5D Health State Classifications And Eq Vas Scores. Health And Quality Of Life Outcomes. 6, 94
WHYNES DK, WOOLLEY C, PHILIPS Z and TRIAL OF MANAGEMENT OF BORDERLINE AND OTHER LOW-GRADE ABNORMAL SMEARS GROUP, 2008. Management Of Low-Grade Cervical Abnormalities Detected At Screening: Which Method Do Women Prefer? Cytopathology : Official Journal Of The British Society For Clinical Cytology. 19(6), 355-62
MACAFEE DAL, WHYNES DK and SCHOLEFIELD JH, 2008. Risk-Stratified Intensive Follow Up For Treated Colorectal Cancer - Realistic And Cost Saving? Colorectal Disease : The Official Journal Of The Association Of Coloproctology Of Great Britain And Ireland. 10(3), 222-30
WHYNES DK, 2008. Could CT Screening For Lung Cancer Ever Be Cost Effective In The United Kingdom? Cost Effectiveness And Resource Allocation. 6, 5
WHYNES, D.K., PHILIPS, Z. and AVIS, M., 2007. Why do women participate in the English cervical cancer screening programme? Journal of Health Economics. 26(2), 306-325
SACH, T.H., SMITH, R.D. and WHYNES, D.K., 2007. A 'league table' of contingent valuation results for pharmaceutical interventions: A hard pill to swallow? Pharmacoeconomics. 25(2), 107-127
FREW EJ, PHILIPS Z, COVEY AND SMITH R, 2007. On the numerical forms of contingent valuation responses Journal of Economic Psychology. 28(4), 462-476
WHYNES DK and SACH TH, 2007. Wtp And Wta: Do People Think Differently? Social Science & Medicine (1982). 65(5), 946-57
PHILIPS, Z., WHYNES, D.K. and AVIS, M., 2006. Testing the construct validity of willingness to pay valuations using objective information about risk and health benefit Health Economics. 15(2), 195-204
GRAY, N.M., SHARP, L., COTTON, S.C., MASSON, L.F., LITTLE, J., WALKER, L.G., AVIS, M., PHILIPS, Z., RUSSELL, I., WHYNES, D., CRUICKSHANK, M. and WOOLLEY, C.M., 2006. Psychological effects of a low-grade abnormal cervical smear test result: anxiety and associated factors British Journal of Cancer. 94(9), 1253-1262
BARTON, GARRY R, AVERY, ANTHONY J and WHYNES, DAVID K, 2006. Accounting for the increase in NSAID expenditure: substitution or leakage? Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. 4(9), doi:10.1186/1478-7547-4-9
YU, C.P., WHYNES, D. and SACH, T.H., 2006. How equitable is the financing of health care? The case of Malaysia. European Journal of Health Economics. 7(Suppl. 1), S25
DK WHYNES, Z PHILIPS, M AVIS, 2006. HPV triage into the English cervical cancer screening programme: consequences for participation Women and Health. 43(2), 17-34
CP YU, DK WHYNES, TH SACH, 2006. Assessing progressivity of out-of-pocket payment: with illustration to Malaysia International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 21(3), 193-210
WHYNES, DK, FREW EJ AND WOLSTENHOLME JL, 2006. Willingness-to-pay and demand curves: a comparison of results obtained using differen elicittion formats International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics. 5(4), 369-386
GRAY, N.M., SHARP, L., COTTON, S.C., AVIS, M., PHILIPS, Z., RUSSELL, I., WALKER, L.G., WHYNES, D. and LITTLE, J., 2005. Developing a questionnaire to measure the psychosocial impact of an abnormal cervical smear result and its subsequent management: the TOMBOLA (Trial Of Management of Borderline and Other Low-grade Abnormal smears) trial Quality of Life Research. 14(6), 1553-1562
SACH, T. H., WHYNES, D. K., ARCHBOLD, S. M. and O'DONOGHUE, G. M., 2005. Estimating time and out-of-pocket costs incurred by families attending a pediatric cochlear implant programme International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. VOL 69(NUMBER 7), 929-936
SACH, T. H. and WHYNES, D. K., 2005. Paediatric cochlear implantation: the views of parents International Journal of Audiology. VOL 44(NUMB 7), 400-407
PHILIPS,Z., AVIS,M. and WHYNES,D.K., 2005. Knowledge of cervical screening and screening amongst women in east-central England International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 15(4), 639-45
WHYNES, D.K., CLARKE, K., PHILIPS, Z. and AVIS, M., 2005. Cervical cancer screening and perceived information needs Health Education. 105(4), 289-303
FREW, E. J., WOLSTENHOLME, J. L. and WHYNES, D. K., 2005. Eliciting relative preferences for two methods of colorectal cancer screening European Journal of Cancer Care. VOL 14(NUMBER 2), 124-131
WHYNES, D. K., PHILIPS, Z. and FREW, E., 2005. Think of a number... any number? Health Economics. VOL 14(NUMB 11), 1191-1195
WHYNES, D.K., WOLSTENHOLME, J.L. and FREW, E., 2004. Evidence of range bias in contingent valuation payment scales Health Economics. 13(2), 183-190
SACH, T.H., WHYNES, D.K., O'NEILL, C., O'DONOGHUE, G.M. and ARCHBOLD, S.M., 2004. Willingness-to-pay for pediatric cochlear implantation International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 68(1), 91-99
RENEHAN, ANDREW G, O'DWYER, SARAH T and WHYNES, DAVID K, 2004. Cost effectiveness analysis of intensive versus conventional follow up after curative resection for colorectal cancer. BMJ. 328(7431), 81
SACH, T. H., WHYNES, D. K., PARKER, P. and ARCHBOLD, S. M., 2004. Innovation and funding specialist services: Cochlear implantation Journal of Health Organization and Management. VOL 18(NUMBER 1), 53-63
PHILIPS, Z, AVIS, M and WHYNES, D K, 2004. Women's interpretation of cervical smear test results. Cytopathology. 15(3), 142-7
FREW, E. J., WOLSTENHOLME, J. L. and WHYNES, D. K., 2004. Comparing willingness-to-pay: bidding game format versus open-ended and payment scale formats Health Policy. VOL 68(NUMBER 3), 289-298
WHYNES, D., 2004. Cost-effectiveness of screening for colorectal cancer: evidence from the Nottingham faecal occult blood trial Journal of Medical Screening. VOL 11(PART 1), 11-15
WHYNES, D.K., 2004. Economics of cancer screening programs. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. 4(1), 61-69
WHYNES, D.K., FREW, E. and WOLSTENHOLME, J.L., 2003. A comparison of two methods for eliciting contingent valuations of colorectal cancer screening Journal of Health Economics. 22(4), 555-574
SACH, T.H. and WHYNES, D.K., 2003. Measuring indirect costs: is there a problem? Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 2(3), 135-139
PHILIPS, ZOÃ«, JOHNSON, STACY, AVIS, MARK and WHYNES, DAVID K, 2003. Human papillomavirus and the value of screening: young women's knowledge of cervical cancer. Health Education Research. 18(3), 318-28
WHYNES, D. K., FREW, E. J., MANGHAN, C. M., SCHOLEFIELD, J. H. and HARDCASTLE, J. D., 2003. Colorectal cancer, screening and survival: the influence of socio-economic deprivation Public Health. VOL 117(NUMBER 6), 389-395
FREW, E., WOLSTENHOLME, J.L. and WHYNES, D.K., 2003. Eliciting willingness-to-pay: comparing closed-ended with open-ended and payment scale formats Medical Decision Making. 23, 150-159
HOLROYD, S., BAILEY, V., JAMES, V., PITMAN, A. and WHYNES, D.K., 2002. Professional attitudes to Changing Childbirth in Nottingham, UK International Journal of Nursing Studies. 39(2), 177-186
PHILIPS, Z, JOHNSON, S, AVIS, M and WHYNES, D K, 2002. Communicating mild and borderline abnormal cervical smear results: how and what are women told? Cytopathology. 13(6), 355-63
JENKINS, DAVID, PHILIPS, ZOÃ«, GRISAFFIÃ®, KATE and WHYNES, DAVID K, 2002. The boundaries of cellular pathology: how pathologists see their clinical role. Journal of Pathology. 196(3), 356-63
PHILIPS, Z., GRAY, N., AVIS, M., WHYNES, D. K. and TOMBOLA GROUP, 2002. Psychosocial and economic aspects of a trial of management of mild and borderline cervical abnormalities (TOMBOLA) European Journal of Oncology Nursing. VOL 6(NUMB 1), 23-29
WHYNES, DAVID K and BAINES, DARRIN L, 2002. Primary care physicians' attitudes to health care reform in England. Health Policy. 60(2), 111-32
WHYNES, D.K., 2002. Receipt of information and women's attitudes towards ultrasound scanning during pregnancy Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 19, 7-12
WHYNES, D. K., 2002. Health care costs European Heart Journal. VOL 23(PART 16), 1237-1238
NOTTINGHAM PREGNANCY DIARY RESEARCH GROUP, 2001. Evaluating maternity services: how representative are data collected using a pregnancy diary Public Health. 115(2), 108-113
PHILIPS, Z, WHYNES, D, PARNHAM, S, SLACK, R and EARWICKER, S, 2001. The role of community pharmacists in prescribing medication for the treatment of head lice. Journal of Public Health Medicine. 23(2), 114-20
PHILIPS, Z and WHYNES, D K, 2001. Early withdrawal from cervical cancer screening: the question of cost-effectiveness. European Journal of Cancer. 37(14), 1775-80
FREW, E. J., HAMMERSLEY, V., WOLSTENHOLME, J. and WHYNES, D. K., 2001. Collaborating with a primary care-based research network Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. VOL 7(PART 3), 339-342
FREW, E., WOLSTENHOLME, J. and WHYNES, D., 2001. Mass population screening for colorectal cancer: factors influencing subjects' choice of screening test Journal of Health Services Research and Policy. VOL 6(PART 2), 85-91
FREW, E, WOLSTENHOLME, J L and WHYNES, D K, 2001. Willingness-to-pay for colorectal cancer screening. European Journal of Cancer. 37(14), 1746-51
AVERY, A. J., RODGERS, S., HERON, T., CROMBIE, R., WHYNES, D., PRINGLE, M., BAINES, D. and PETCHEY, R., 2000. A prescription for improvement? An observational study to identify how general practices vary in their growth in prescribing costs BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. VOL 321(ISSU 7256), 276-280
MILLER, P., WHYNES, D. and REID, A., 2000. An economic evaluation of occupational health Occupational Medicine. VOL 50(PART 3), 159-163
MINDELL, J. S. and WHYNES, D. K., 2000. Cigarette consumption in The Netherlands 1970-1995: does tax policy encourage the use of hand-rolling tobacco? European Journal of Public Health. VOL 10(PART 3), 214-219
WHYNES, D K and THORNTON, P, 2000. Measuring concentration in primary care. Health Care Management Science. 3(1), 43-9
ATKIN, W. S. and WHYNES, D. K., 2000. Improving the Cost-Effectiveness of Colorectal Cancer Screening Journal of The National Cancer Institute. VOL 92(PART 7), 513-514
DABIS, F, NEWELL, M L, FRANSEN, L, SABA, J, LEPAGE, P, LEROY, V, CARTOUX, M, MEDA, N, WHYNES, D K, PECKHAM, C, NDUATI, R, MSELLATI, P, VINCENZI, I D and VAN DE PERRE, P, 2000. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in developing countries: recommendations for practice. The Ghent International Working Group on Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV. Health policy and planning.. 15(1), 34-42
RODGERS, S., AVERY, A. J., MEECHAN, D., BRIANT, S., GERAGHTY, M., DORAN, K. and WHYNES, D. K., 1999. Controlled trial of pharmacist intervention in general practice: the effect on prescribing costs British Journal of General Practice. VOL 49(MNTH SEP), 717-720
WHYNES, D K, FALK-WHYNES, J and PRINGLE, M, 1999. Trends in acute admissions: a study of one English district general hospital. Journal of Public Health Medicine. 21(4), 459-63
FEIGHAN, T., WHYNES, D.K. and ENNEW, C.T., 1999. Incentives and entrepreneurial behaviour Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.
WHYNES, D.K., ENNEW, C.T. and FEIGHAN, T., 1999. Entrepreneurial attitudes of primary health care physicians in the United Kingdom Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 38(3), 331-348
AVERY,A.J., RODGERS,S., PETCHEY,R.P., HERON,T., PRINGLE,M.A., WHYNES,D.K., BAINES,D. and CROMBIE,R., 1998. NHS Prescribing Research Initiative: identifying how general practices make savings on their prescribing costs. Executive Summary: A report for the Department of Health University of Nottingham, Nottingham.
BAINES, D., WHYNES, D., RODGERS, S., AVERY, A. and HERON, T., 1998. The effects of practice characteristics on prescribing patterns and costs. Report to the Department of Health University of Nottingham.
ENNEW, C., WHYNES, D., JOLLEYS, J. and ROBINSON, P., 1998. Entrepreneurship and innovation among GP fundholders Public Money and Management. 18(1), 59-64
WHYNES,D.K., SMITH,S.J. and WOLSTENHOLME,J.L., 1998. The costs of treating breast cancer in the United Kingdom: implications for screening International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 14(2), 277-289
WHYNES, D. K., NELLSON, A. R., WALKER, A. R. and HARDCASTLE, J. D., 1998. Faecal Occult Blood Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Is it Cost-effective? Health Economics. VOL 7(NUMBER 1), 21-30
WHYNES, D. K., HERON, T. and AVERY, A. J., 1997. Prescribing Cost Savings by GP Fundholders: Long-term or Short-term? Health Economics. VOL 6(NUMBER 2), 209-211
BAINES, D. L., BRIGHAM, P., PHILLIPS, D. R., TOLLEY, K. H. and WHYNES, D. K., 1997. GP fundholding and prescribing in UK general practice: evidence from two rural, English Family Health Services Authorities Public Health. VOL 111(NUMBER 5), 321-326
WHYNES, D. K., REED, G. and NEWBOLD, P., 1996. General Practitioners' Choice of Referral Destination: A Probit Analysis Managerial and Decision Economics. VOL 17(NUMBER 6), 587-594
WHYNES, D. K., 1996. Towards an Evidence-Based National Health Service? Economic Journal. ISSUE 439, 1702-1712

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