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Fiona Beyer is Principal Research Associate and leads the Information Programme at the NIHR Innovation Observatory and the Evidence Synthesis Group. Fiona is a senior research leader with expertise in evidence synthesis and horizon scanning and foresight methodologies, particularly in the retrieval and management of structured and unstructured information, critical appraisal, and synthesis methods. She has 20+ years of experience working in collaboration with clinicians, patients, policy makers and multidisciplinary academic colleagues to evaluate evidence about the effectiveness and impact of interventions in health and social care.

Fiona holds a PhD in evidence synthesis methodologies which critiqued the way that evidence is produced and synthesised to impact health related behaviour change. Her publication record (H index = 40) demonstrates her skill in synthesising quantitative and qualitative data to understand whether and how interventions best improve people’s lives, whilst her academic track record includes £300k as co-applicant from NIHR funding streams, regular peer review of funding applications and journal articles.

The NIHR Innovation Observatory is a world leading health and care innovation scanning centre providing data-driven insights to foster innovation and equitable access to high quality care. We aim to transform health systems and improve population health by providing advanced data-driven insights that foster innovation and equitable access to high quality care. At the core of our work is the development of data-driven methods to identify, capture and synthesise intelligence on new health innovations. We develop and share cutting edge methods in horizon scanning, building capacity in the systems across the public, voluntary and industry sectors. We deliver essential intelligence and insights about medicines and MedTech innovation to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS England, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the NIHR, the UK Health Security Agency, the Department for Health and Social Care and industry - allowing these organisations to prepare for policies, regulation and frontline delivery for new, emerging and disruptive technologies.

Qualifications

PhD "Evidence synthesis methods to inform decisions about complex behaviour change interventions in public health: brief alcohol interventions as a case study" 麻豆传媒, 2023

Postgraduate Diploma in Information and Library Studies, University of Northumbria

Honours Degree in Chemistry, University of Warwick

Previous positions

2019-2024 Senior Research Associate, Population Health Sciences Institute, 麻豆传媒

2012-2019 Research Associate, Institute of Health and Society, 麻豆传媒

2010-2012 Information Specialist/Research Fellow, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York

2003-2010  Information Specialist, Institute of Health and Society, 麻豆传媒

2001-2003 Trials Search Coordinator, Cochrane Injuries Group

1998-2001 Information Scientist, United Biscuits R&D Services

1995-1998 Senior Library Assistant (Science & Engineering), University of Wales Swansea Library

Research interests

I'm interested in the most robust and efficient ways to evaluate evidence to improve health care. I explore methods of literature retrieval for systematic reviews, research synthesis methodologies, and the most appropriate methods and sources for horizon scanning. 

I peer review for various journals including JMIR, Implementation Science, the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, and Health Information and Libraries Journal. 

I contribute to and am previous module lead for the 'Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Critical Appraisal' module of the Masters in Public Health.

I am currently supervising a PhD and an MPhil student, and am on the Assessment panel for two further PhD students.

• Articles

  • Spiers G, Tan MMC, Astbury JL, Hall A, Ahmed N, Lanyi K, Williams O, Beyer F, Craig D, Hanratty B. . BMC Geriatrics 2024, 24(1), 301.
  • Kenny RPW, Johnson EE, Adesanya AM, Richmond C, Beyer F, Calderon C, Rankin J, Pearce MS, Toledano M, Craig D, Pearson F. . Environment International 2024, 190, 108817.
  • Johnson EE, Kenny RPW, Adesanya AM, Richmond C, Beyer F, Calderon C, Rankin J, Pearce MS, Toledano M, Craig D, Pearson F. . Environment International 2024, 190, 108816.
  • Green KL, Tan MMC, Johnson EE, Ahmed N, Eastaugh C, Beyer F, Craig D, Spiers GF, Hanratty B. . European Journal of Public Health 2024, 34(4), 682-695.
  • McGowan LJ, John DA, Kenny RPW, Joyes EC, Adams EA, Shabaninejad H, Richmond C, Beyer FR, Landes D, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Paisi M, Bambra C, Craig D, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. . PLoS ONE 2024, 19(4), e0298885.
  • John DA, Adams EA, McGowan LJ, Joyes EC, Richmond C, Beyer FR, Landes D, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Paisi M, Bambra C, Craig D, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. . BMJ Open 2024, 14(1), e080160.
  • Ray D, Thomson KH, Beyer FR, Williams O, Stoniute A, Arisa O, Vlaev I, Oliver EJ, Kelly MP. . International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 2026, 24, 347–380.
  • Green KL, Yang Y, Abaraogu U, Eastaugh CH, Beyer FR, Norman G, Todd C. . Age and Ageing 2024, 53(5), afae104.
  • Rimmer B, Brown MC, Sotire T, Beyer F, Bolnykh I, Balla M, Richmond C, Dutton L, Williams S, Araújo-Soares V, Finch T, Gallagher P, Lewis J, Burns R, Sharp L. . Cancers 2024, 16(1), 14.
  • Stowell M, Spiers GF, Kunonga P, Beyer F, Richmond C, Craig D, Hanratty B. . Journal of Long-Term Care 2024, 28-41.
  • Kunonga TP, Thomson KH, Beyer FR, Dawson S, Brittain K, Craig D. . Journal of Long-term Care 2024, 383-402.
  • Kunonga TP, Kenny RPW, Astin M, Bryant A, Kontogiannis V, Coughlan D, Richmond C, Eastaugh CH, Beyer FR, Pearson F, Craig D, Lovat P, Vale L, Ellis R. . BMJ Open 2023, 13(9), e073306.
  • Garcia Gonzalez-Moral S, Beyer FR, Oyewole AO, Richmond C, Wainwright L, Craig D. . BMJ Open 2023, 13(9), e073730.
  • O'Keefe H, Rankin J, Wallace SA, Beyer F. . Research Synthesis Methods 2023, 14(1), 79-98.
  • Kunonga TP, Spiers GF, Richmond C, Beyer FR, Bower P, Hanratty B, Craig D. . The Lancet Healthy Longevity 2023, 4(1), E8-E9.
  • Beyer F, Rice S, Orozco-Leal G, Still M, O'Keefe H, O'Connor N, Stoniute A, Craig D, Pereira S, Carr L, Leeds J. . Health Technology Assessment 2023, 27(7), 1-118.
  • O'Keefe H, Shenfine R, Brown M, Beyer F, Rankin J. . BMJ Open 2023, 13(1), e064774.
  • Kenny RPW, Millar EB, Adesanya A, Richmond C, Beyer F, Calderon C, Rankin J, Toledano M, Feychting M, Pearce MS, Craig D, Pearson F. . Environment International 2022, 158, 106968.
  • Al-Zubaidy M, Hogg HJ, Maniatopoulos G, Talks J, Teare MD, Keane PA, Beyer FR. . JMIR Research Protocols 2022, 11(4), e33145.
  • Kontogiannis V, Coughlan D, Javanbakht M, Kunonga P, Beyer F, Richmond C, Bryant A, Bajwa D, Ellis RA, Vale L. . MDM Policy & Practice 2022, 7(1), 1-11.
  • Spiers GF, Kunonga TP, Stow D, Hall A, Kingston A, Williams O, Beyer F, Bower P, Craig D, Todd C, Hanratty B. . Age and Ageing 2022, 51(10), 1-11.
  • Spiers GF, Liddle J, Kunonga TP, Whitehead IO, Beyer F, Stow D, Welsh C, Ramsay SE, Craig D, Hanratty B. . BMJ Open 2021, 11(9), e046187.
  • Spiers GF, Kunonga TP, Beyer F, Craig D, Hanratty B, Jagger C. . BMJ Open 2021, 11(5), e045567.
  • Currie CC, Araujo-Soares V, Stone SJ, Beyer F, Durham J. . Journal of Oral Rehabilitation 2021, 48(10), 1183-1191.
  • Vale L, Kunonga P, Coughlan D, Kontogiannis V, Astin M, Beyer F, Richmond C, Wilson D, Bajwa D, Javanbakht M, Bryant A, Akor W, Craig D, Lovat P, Labus M, Nasr Batoul, Cunliffe T, Hinde H, Shawgi M, Saleh D, Royle P, Steward P, Lucas R, Ellis R. . Health Technology Assessment 2021, 25(64).
  • Spiers GF, Kunonga TP, Hall A, Beyer F, Boulton E, Parker S, Bower P, Craig D, Todd C, Hanratty B. . BMJ Open 2021, 11, e047051.
  • McGowan LJ, Joyes EC, Adams EA, Coyte A, Gavin R, Richmond C, Shabaninejad H, Beyer F, Broadbridge A, Dobson K, Landes D, Moffat S, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Freeman R, Paisi M, Bambra C, Craig D, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(21), 11554.
  • Hall A, Boulton E, Kunonga P, Spiers G, Beyer F, Bower P, Craig D, Todd C, Hanratty B. . Palliative Medicine 2021, 35(10), 1832-1843.
  • Faraday J, Abley C, Beyer F, Exley C, Moynihan P, Patterson JM. . Dementia 2021, 20(8), 3006-3031.
  • Joyes EC, McGowan LJ, Adams EA, Paisi M, Burrows M, Shabaninejad H, Beyer F, Haddow K, Coyte A, Landes D, Moffatt S, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Bambra C, Craig D, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. . International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(22), 11755.
  • McGowan VJ, Buckner S, Mead R, McGill E, Ronzi S, Beyer F, Bambra C. . BMC Public Health 2021, 21, 1888.
  • Kunonga TP, Spiers GF, Beyer FR, Hanratty B, Boulton E, Hall A, Bower P, Todd C, Craig D. . Journal of Medical Internet Research 2021, 23(11), e25887.
  • McGowan L, Joyes E, Adams E, Richmond C, Shabaninejad H, Beyer F, Broadbridge A, Dobson K, Landes D, Moffat S, Watt R, Sniehotta F, Paisi M, Bambra C, Craig D, Kaner E, Ramsay S. . PROSPERO 2020, CRD42020202416.
  • Bray N, Kolehmainen N, McAnuff J, Tanner L, Tuersley L, Beyer F, Grayston A, Wilson D, Edwards RT, Noyes J, Craig D. . Health Technology Assessment 2020, 24(50), 1-194.
  • Sowden S, Nezafat Maldonado B, Wildman J, Cookson R, Thomson R, Lambert M, Beyer F, Bambra C. . BMJ Open 2020, 10, e035429.
  • McSweeney L, Breckons M, Fattakhova G, Oluboyede Y, Vale L, Ternent L, Balp MM, Doward L, Brass CA, Beyer F, Sanyal A, Anstee QM. . JHEP Reports 2020, 2(3), 100099.
  • Dawson S, Kunonga P, Beyer F, Spiers G, Booker M, McDonald R, Cameron A, Craig D, Hanratty B, Salisbury C, Huntley A. . F1000Research 2020, 9, 857.
  • Jones WS, Rice S, Power HM, Maniatopoulos G, Suklan J, Beyer F, Wilcox MH, Permain M, Simpson AJ, Price DA, Allen AJ. . Diagnostics 2020, 10(10), 819.
  • Potthoff S, Rasul O, Sniehotta FF, Marques M, Beyer F, Thomson R, Avery L, Presseau J. . Health Psychology Review 2019, 13(1), 73-90.
  • Beyer FR, Campbell F, Bertholet N, Daeppen JB, Saunders JB, Pienaar ED, Muirhead CR, Kaner EFS. . Alcohol and Alcoholism 2019, 54(4), 417-427.
  • Schulte B, Kaner EFS, Beyer F, Schmidt CS, O'Donnell A. . BMJ Open 2019, 9(10), e031503.
  • Wheatley A, Bamford C, Shaw C, Flynn E, Smith A, Beyer F, Fox C, Barber R, Parry SW, Howel D, Homer TM, Robinson AL, Allan L. . BMC Geriatrics 2019, 19, 57.
  • Allan LM, Wheatley A, Smith A, Flynn E, Homer T, Robalino S, Beyer FR, Fox C, Howel D, Barber R, Connolly JA, Robinson L, Parry SW, Rochester L, Corner L, Bamford C. . Health Technology Assessment 2019, 23(59), 1-208.
  • Garnett C, Crane D, Brown J, Kaner E, Beyer F, Muirhead C, Hickman M, Redmore J, de Vocht F, Beard E, Michie S. . Journal of Medical Internet Research 2018, 20(2), e29.
  • Russell S, Ogunbayo OJ, Newham JJ, Heslop-Marshall K, Netts P, Hanratty B, Beyer F, Kaner E. . npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine 2018, 28, 2.
  • Scott S, Beyer F, Parkinson K, Muir C, Graye A, Kaner E, Stead M, Power C, Fitzgerald N, Bradley J, Wrieden W, Adamson AJ. . Nutrients 2018, 10(10), 1538.
  • Scott S, Beyer F, Parkinson K, Muir C, Graye A, Kaner E, Stead M, Power C, Fitzgerald N, Bradley J, Wrieden W, Adamson A. . Nutrients 2018, 10(10), 1538.
  • Beyer F, Lynch E, Kaner E. . Current Addiction Reports 2018, 5(2), 265–273.
  • Garnett CV, Crane D, Bown J, Kaner EFS, Beyer FR, Muirhead CR, Hickman M, Beard E, Redmore J, de Vocht F, Michie S. . Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2018, 52(6), 530-543.
  • Kaner EFS, Beyer FR, Garnett C, Crane D, Brown J, Muirhead C, Redmore J, O'Donnell A, Newham JJ, de Vocht F, Hickman M, Brown H, Maniatopoulos G, Michie S. . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, (9), CD011479.
  • McParlin C, O'Donnell A, Robson SC, Beyer F, Moloney E, Bryant A, Bradley J, Muirhead CR, Nelson-Piercy C, Newbury-Birch D, Norman J, Shaw C, Simpson E, Swallow B, Yates L, Vale L. . Journal of the American Medical Association 2016, 316(13), 1392-1401.
  • Bayliss HR, Beyer FR. . Research Synthesis Methods 2015, 6(2), 136-148.
  • Clarke M, Hogan V, Buck D, Shen J, Powell C, Speed C, Tiffin P, Sloper J, Taylor R, Nassar M, Joyce K, Beyer F, Thomson R, Vale L, McColl E, Steen N. . Health Technology Assessment 2015, 19(39).
  • Joyce KE, Beyer F, Thomson RG, Clarke MP. . British Journal of Ophthalmology 2015, 99(4), 440-450.
  • Beyer F, Wright K. . Health Information & Libraries Journal 2013, 30(1), 49-58.
  • Robinson L, Dickinson C, Rousseau N, Beyer F, Clark A, Hughes J, Howel D, Exley C. . Age and Ageing 2012, 41(2), 263-269.
  • Dickinson HO, Campbell F, Beyer FR, Nicolson DJ, Cook JV, Ford GA, Mason JM. . Journal of Human Hypertension 2008, 22(12), 809-820.
  • Dickinson HO, Nicolson DJ, Campbell F, Cook JV, Beyer FR, Ford GA, Mason J. . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, 3, CD004640.
  • Ker K, Roberts I, Collier T, Beyer F, Bunn F, Frost C. . Accident Analysis and Prevention 2005, 37(2), 305-313.
  • Hrisos S, Eccles MP, Francis J, Kaner EFS, Johnston M, Beyer F, Dickinson H. . Family Practice 2005, 22(1), 126-127.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Still M, Williams O, Vincent BP, Johnson E, Richmond C, Gill S, Beyer F, Pearson F, Campbell F, Wallace S. . In: 19th European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL), 19th annual meeting. 2024, Riga, Latvia.
  • John DA, McGowan LJ, Kenny RPW, Joyes EC, Adams EA, Shabaninejad H, Richmond C, Beyer F, Landes D, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Paisi M, Bambra C, Craig D, Kaner E, Ramsay SE. . In: Public Health Science: A National Conference Dedicated to New Research in UK Public Health. 2023, London: The Lancet Publishing Group.
  • Still M, Williams O, Wallace S, Campbell F, Beyer F. . In: Cochrane Colloquium. 2023, London, UK: Cochrane.
  • Kunonga TP, Spiers GF, Richmond C, Beyer FR, Bower P, Hanratty B, Craig D. . In: Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Annual Scientific Meeting 2023. 2023, 麻豆传媒 upon Tyne, UK: BMJ Publishing Group.
  • John DA, Adams EA, McGowan LJ, Joyce EC, Richmond C, Beyer FR, Landes D, Watt RG, Sniehotta FF, Paisi M. . In: SSM Annual Scientific Meeting 2023. 2023, 麻豆传媒, 麻豆传媒 upon Tyne: BMJ Publishing Group.
  • Beyer F, Rice S, Orozco-Leal G, Still M, O'Keefe H, O'Connor N, Stoniute A, Craig D, Pereira S, Carr L, Leeds J. . In: British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) Annual Meeting. 2021, Online: BMJ Publishing Group.
  • Beyer F, Rice S, Orozco-Leal G, Still M, O'Keefe H, O'Connor N, Stoniute A, Craig D, Pereira S, Carr L, Leeds J. . In: UGI Congress 2021. 2021, Belfast: Oxford University Press.
  • Marshall C, Still M, Hassenfuss J, Stoniute A, Crooks J, Craig D, Sniehotta F, Exley C, Fisher A, Beyer F. . In: British Transplant Society Congress 2020 “Collaboration in Transplantation”. 2020, Belfast.
  • Marshall C, Still M, Hassenfuss J, Stoniute A, Crooks J, Craig D, Sniehotta F, Exley C, Fisher A, Beyer F. . In: British Transplant Society Congress 2020 “Collaboration in Transplantation”. 2020, Belfast.
  • Kunonga P, Astin M, Beyer F, Richmond C, Akor W, Bryant A, Coughlan D, Kontogiannis V, Craig D, Nasr B, Ellis R, Labus M, Lovat P, Vale L. . In: 16th International Congress of the Society for Melanoma Research. 2019, Salt Lake City, Utah: John Wiley and Sons Inc.
  • Kunonga P, Beyer F, Dawson S, Huntley A, Adamson J, Robinson L, Craig D. . In: School for Primary Care Research Showcase 2018. 2018, London: National Institute for Health Research (NHS).
  • Potthoff S, Rasul O, Sniehotta F, Beyer F, Bryant A, Marques M, Thomson R, Avery L, Presseau J. . In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2016, Melbourne, Australia: Springer.
  • McParlin C, O'Donnell A, Robson S, Beyer F, Moloney E, Bryant A, Bradley J, Muirhead C, Nelson-Peircey C, Newbury-Birch D, Norman J, Simpson E, Swallow B, Yates L, Vale L. . In: British Maternal & Fetal Medicine Society (BMFMS) 17th Annual Conference 2015. 2015, London, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

• Reports

  • Law J, Charlton J, McKean C, Beyer F, Fernandez-Garcia C, Mashayekhi A, Rush R. . 麻豆传媒 and Queen Margaret University, 2020.
  • Marshall C, Still M, Hasenfuss J, Stoniute A, Crooks J, Craig D, Sniehotta FF, Exley C, Fisher A, Beyer FR. . NIHR, 2019.
  • Law J, Charlton J, McKean C, Beyer F, Fernandez-Garcia C, Mashayekhi A, Rush R. . 麻豆传媒 upon Tyne: Nuffield Foundation, 2018.
  • Burford B, Rothwell C, Beyer F, Tanner L, Vance G. . London: General Medical Council, 2018.
  • O'Donnell A, McParlin C, Robson SC, Beyer F, Moloney E, Bryant A, Bradley J, Muirhead C, Nelson-Piercy C, Newbury-Birch D, Norman J, Simpson E, Swallow B, Yates L, Vale L. . London: NIHR Journals Library, 2016. Health Technology Assessment.
  • Clarke M, Powell C, Buck D, McColl E, Speed C, Hogan V, Vale L, Shen J, Steen N, Nassar M, Thomson R, Joyce K, Beyer F, Taylor R, Tiffin P, Sloper J. . 2014. In Press.
  • Newbury-Birch D, Gilvarry E, McArdle P, Ramesh V, Stewart S, Walker J, Avery L, Beyer F, Brown N, Jackson K, Lock C, McGovern R, Kaner E. . Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2009. DCSF-RR067.
  • Dickinson HO, Lock CA, Lecouturier J, Beyer F, Mason J. . London, UK: submitted to Royal College of Nurses, 2005.

• Reviews

  • Hogg HDJ, Al-Zubaidy M, Talks J, Denniston AK, Kelly CJ, Malawana J, Papoutsi C, Teare MD, Keane PA, Beyer FR, Maniatopoulos G. . Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023, 25, e39742.
  • Beyer FR, Kenny RPW, Johnson E, Caldwell DM, Garnett C, Rice S, Simpson J, Angus C, Craig D, Hickman M, Michie S, Kaner EFS. . Addiction 2023, 118(1), 17-29.
  • Hogg HDJ, Al-Zubaidy M, Keane PA, Hughes G, Beyer FR, Maniatopoulos G. . Frontiers in Health Services 2023, 3, 1161822.
  • Stephen SE, Murphy JM, Beyer FR, Sellstrom D, Paleri V, Patterson JM. . Head and Neck 2022, 44(2), 530-547.
  • Grimani A, Goffe L, Tang MY, Beyer F, Sniehotta FF, Vlaev I. . Systematic Reviews 2021, 10, 94.
  • Robalino S, Nyakang'o SB, Beyer FR, Fox C, Allan LM. . Systematic Reviews 2018, 7, 31.
  • Parmelli E, Flodgren G, Beyer F, Baillie N, Schaafsma ME, Eccles MP. . Implementation Science 2011, 6(1), 33.
  • Flodgren G, Eccles MP, Shepperd S, Scott A, Parmelli E, Beyer FR. . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, 2011(7), CD009255.
  • Flodgren G, Deane K, Dickinson HO, Kirk S, Alberti H, Beyer FR, Brown JG, Penney TL, Summerbell CD, Eccles MP. . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, 2010(3), CD000984.
  • Kaner EFS, Dickinson HO, Beyer F, Pienaar E, Schlesinger C, Campbell F, Saunders JB, Burnand B, Heather N. . Drug and Alcohol Review 2009, 28(3), 301-323.
  • Beyer F, Ker K. . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2009, (1), CD004728.
  • Hrisos S, Eccles MP, Francis JJ, Dickinson HO, Kaner EFS, Beyer F, Johnston M. . Implementation Science 2009, 4(1), 37.
  • Dickinson HO, Nicolson DJ, Campbell F, Beyer FR, Mason J. . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, (3), CD004641.
  • Campbell F, Dickinson HO, Cook JVF, Beyer FR, Eccles M, Mason JM. . BMC Health Services Research 2006, 6, 47.
  • Dickinson HO, Mason JM, Nicolson DJ, Campbell F, Beyer FR, Cook JV, Williams B, Ford GA. . Journal of Hypertension 2006, 24(2), 215-233.
  • Eccles MP, Hrisos S, Francis J, Kaner EF, Dickinson HO, Beyer F, Johnston M. . Implementation Science 2006, 1(28), 10.
  • Beyer FR, Dickinson HO, Nicolson DJ, Ford GA, Mason J. . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, (3), CD004805.
  • Dickinson HO, Nicolson DJ, Cook JV, Campbell F, Beyer FR, Ford GA, Mason J. . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, (2), CD004639.
  • Robinson L, Hutchings D, Corner L, Beyer F, Dickinson H, Vanoli A, Finch T, Hughes J, Ballard C, May C, Bond J. . Health Technology Assessment 2006, 10(26), 1-124.