Kalpa Pisavadia is a Research Project Support Officer and staff candidate PhD student at Bangor University's Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME). Kalpa is particularly interested in women’s health and the intersection between race, sex, gender, and socioeconomic status.

Kalpa is currently working on the MAP ALLIANCE project, investigating perinatal mental health. Kalpa is an experienced systematic reviewer and currently prepares reviews for the Health and Care Research Wales Evidence Centre.

Additionally, within this role, Kalpa is a member of the Health and Care Economics Cymru management board as lead of communication and knowledge transfer.

2024

• UnpublishedCyllid a mynediad at ofal hosbis yng Nghymru
  Spencer, L., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K. & Edwards, R. T., 24 Apr 2024, (Unpublished) 34 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• PublishedFunding and access to hospice care in Wales
  Spencer, L., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K. & Edwards, R. T., 24 Apr 2024, 36 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• PublishedGwasanaethau deintyddol ac anghydroddoldebau iechyd yng Nghymru.
  Spencer, L., Ezeofor, V., Lloyd-Williams, H., Pisavadia, K., Harrington, K., Cope, A., Hughes, A., Fitzsimmons, D. & Edwards, R. T., 19 Feb 2024, Gwerddon Fach.
  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
• PublishedHealth economic evaluations of preventative care for perinatal anxiety and associated disorders: a rapid review
  Pisavadia, K., Spencer, L., Tuersley, L., Coates, R., Ayers, S. & Edwards, R. T., 27 Feb 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 2, p. e068941 68941.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
• PublishedThe clinical and cost-effectiveness of interventions for preventing continence issues resulting from birth trauma: a rapid review
  Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Roberts, S., Spencer, L. H., Gillen, E., Hounsome, J., Noyes, J., Hughes, D., Fitzsimmons, D., Edwards, R. T., Edwards, A., Cooper, A. & Lewis, R., 9 Sept 2024, MedRxiv.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• PublishedThe costs and cost-effectiveness of different service models of palliatice care, focusing on end of life care: A rapid review
  Spencer, L., Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Gillen, E., Noyes, J., Fitzsimmons, D., Lewis, R., Cooper, A., Hughes, D., Edwards, R. T. & Edwards, A., 7 Mar 2024, MedRxiv, 118 p.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• PublishedWellness in work - supporting people in work and assisting people to return to the workforce: An economic evidence review.
  Edwards, R. T., Spencer, L., Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Makanjuola, A., Lloyd-Williams, H., Fitzsimmons, D., Collins, B., Charles, J., Lewis, R., Cooper, A., Barutcu, S. & McKibben, M.-A., 17 Jan 2024, MedRxiv.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint

2023

• PublishedIs lifestyle coaching a potential cost-effective intervention to address the backlog for mental health counselling? A Rapid Review
  Makanjuola, A., Granger, R., Pisavadia, K. & Edwards, R. T., 24 Jan 2023, MedRxiv.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• PublishedWhat interventions or best practice are there to support people with Long COVID, or similar post-viral conditions or conditions characterised by fatigue, to return to normal activities: a rapid review
  Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Hughes, D., Fitzsimmons, D., Wilkinson, C., Edwards, R. T., Lewis, R., Cooper, A. & Edwards, A., 28 Jan 2023, 34 p. (MedRxiv).
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint
• PublishedWhat is the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions in reducing the harms for children and young people who have been exposed to domestic violence or abuse: a rapid review.
  Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Pisavadia, K., Davies, J., Albustami, M., Anthony, B., Wilkinson, C., Fitzsimmons, D., Hughes, D., Edwards, R. T., Lewis, R., Cooper, A. & Edwards, A., 10 May 2023, 79 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2022

• UnpublishedIs lifestyle coaching a potential cost-effective intervention to address the backlog for mental health counselling?
  Granger, R., Pisavadia, K., Makanjuola, A. & Edwards, R. T., 2022, Health Economics Study Group (HESG) annual conference June 2022. p. Poster
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
• PublishedRES00019. Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre. A rapid evidence summary indicating the evidence of the inverse care law in social care in Wales and has this been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic?
  Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Hughes, D., Wilkinson, C., Pisavadia, K., Davies, J., Fitzsimmons, D. & Edwards, R. T., Feb 2022, Welsh Government. 33 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• PublishedRES00034.Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre. A rapid evidence summary of the cost impact of demands due to Long COVID on NHS and social care services
  Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K. & Edwards, R. T., Apr 2022, Welsh Government. 32 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• PublishedRES00038. Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre. A rapid evidence summary of the cost impact of Long COVID on employment and caring responsibilities
  Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Hughes, D. & Edwards, R. T., May 2022, Welsh Government. 18 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
• PublishedSocial care workforce shortage in the UK: why investing now is essential for our well-becoming
  Pisavadia, K. & Edwards, R. T., 7 Dec 2022
  Research output: Other contribution
• PublishedThe Well-becoming of all: Levelling Up and mitigating the Inverse Care Law
  Pisavadia, K., Makanjuola, A., Davies, J., Spencer, L., Hendry, A. & Edwards, R. T., 7 Dec 2022
  Research output: Other contribution
• PublishedWhat innovations can address inequalities experienced by women and girls due to the COVID-19 pandemic across the different areas of life/domains: work, health, living standards, personal security, participation and education? Report number – RR00027 (January 2022). Gender Inequalities: COVID-19 initiatives
  Spencer, L., Hartfiel, N., Hendry, A., Anthony, B., Makanjuola, A., Pisavadia, K., Davies, J., Bray, N., Hughes, D., Wilkinson, C., Fitzsimmons, D. & Edwards, R. T., 15 Jan 2022, Health and Care Research Wales.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
• PublishedWhat is the long-term impact of COVID-19 on the Health-Related Quality of Life of individuals with mild symptoms (or non-hospitalised): A rapid review
  Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Hughes, D., Fitzsimmons, D., Wilkinson, C., Edwards, R. T., Lewis, R., Cooper, A. & Edwards, A., 9 Sept 2022, Health and Care Research Wales, 47 p.
  Research output: Working paper › Preprint