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University of Exeter Medical School

Dr Sean Manzi

Dr Sean Manzi

Research Fellow

 S.S.Manzi@exeter.ac.uk

 6096

 01392 726096

 South Cloisters 2.30

 

South Cloisters, University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK


Overview

Hi I'm Sean a Research Fellow with the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South West Penninsula (PenARC) based in the PenCHORD operational research team. My role within the PenCHORD team is to apply operational research methods to help with the understanding and improvement of healthcare service provision. The majority of my work is focused in the area of mental health service provision and I lead this area of research for PenCHORD. Currently I am working on network-based whole system modelling of mental health services.

Qualifications

PhD - Applied health studies - Plymouth University - November 2014

BSc(Hons) - Psychology - Plymouth University -  July 2012

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Research

Research interests

My research interests centre the development and application of data science approaches for improving mental health service provision. This includes developing tailored analytics for mental health service operational and strategic monitoring and improvement. I also have an interest in behavioural operational research and human system modelling.

Research projects

Current projects

The health and social care cost of complex relational disturbance

Previous projects

Modelling the impact of a new anesthetic intervention for fractured neck of femur patients

Determining the resource requirements for a redesigned personality disorder intervention pathway in Plymouth

Optimising the location and capacity of Devon Partnership Trusts secondary and acute mental health teams 

Modelling the service impact of a new triage system for dementia memory clinics in Devon

Modelling a new single point of access telephone system for Devon Partnership Trust

Optimising the location of outpatient physiotherapy services in Cornwall for a new integrated service

Mapping the STEP 2-4 psychological therapies pathways in the NEW Devon area

Assessing the complimentarity of realist methods and agent based simulation

Modelling the acute psychiatric care pathway in Cornwall to avoid out of area placements

Modelling the Rheumatology pathway at Derriford hospital and the potential for Person Initated clinics (PIC)

Using agent based modelling for understanding and optimising polypharmacy

Understanding quality in the context of healthcare service commissioning

Understanding health and social care waste management behaviour: A mixed methods study

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