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Professor Subhash Pokhrel
Professor - Public Health Economics

Membership and affiliation

Impact examples:

Subhash's research has generated measurable impact on public health policy in England, Europe, and internationally. He has worked directly with governments, NHS organisations, local authorities, WHO, and civil society to translate economic evidence into policy decisions.

REF2021 Impact Case Studies

  1. Supporting tobacco control decision making for improved health and economic productivity Subhash led the development and application of economic modelling tools that supported tobacco control investment decisions across English local authorities. The work informed NICE public health guidance and underpinned major resource allocation decisions in the NHS and local government. Read the full case study →
  2. Informing policies and debates on breastfeeding promotion Subhash and colleagues quantified the economic burden of low breastfeeding rates in the UK, providing the evidence base for policy advocacy and NHS guidance on breastfeeding support. The work was used by UNICEF UK and influenced the national and international debate on infant feeding. Read the full case study →

NICE Tools & Advisory Roles

Subhash developed the NICE Tobacco Control ROI Tool - free, interactive model that allowed local authorities to estimate the return on investment of tobacco control and smoking cessation interventions. The tool was widely adopted across England.

As a member of:

  • NICE Technology Appraisal Committee - contributing to funding decisions on medical technologies
  • NIHR PGfAHR - informing the national applied health research portfolio
  • SPI-B (Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours) - advising on behavioural policy during COVID-19

Others:

REF 2014 Impact case study (contributor) - The family drug & alcohol court (FDAC) 

External recognition: Recipient of the ENSP Award for Outstanding European Health Research for the EQUIPT study

Evidence of academic impact - e.g. h-index = 31 (Google scholar; citations >4000) 

Read Subhash's approach to developing a programme of research and generate significant impact from them. 

Find Subhash on: 🎓 Google Scholar  ðŸ”¬ ORCID   ðŸ”— ResearchGate   ðŸ“š BURA (Brunel Repository)   ðŸ’¼ LinkedIn

Media interests

Examples (selected):

Research Spotlight: Smokeless tobacco's hidden price — Brunel University feature

The Deccan Herald (1 June 2024): Now, chew on this!

New Zealand Herald (13 Sep 2017): Volunteers needed for smoking cessation trial

Swim England (21 June 2017): New report shows health benefits of swimming

BBC News (5 Dec 2014): More breastfeeding could save NHS millions

Reuters (Dec 11, 2014): Cost of not supporting breastfeeding may be millions

The Telegraph (4 Dec 2014): More mothers should breastfeed for 18 months to save NHS money, say researchers

TDR news (17 Feb 2011): New series examines social science aspects of neglected tropical diseases

Cabi news (19 Nov 2014): Swimming more price-sensitive than gym workouts: Brunel research

Science Daily (19 Feb 2014): Research to put roll out of European tobacco control tool under the spotlight