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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 5765
Email
erin.penno@otago.ac.nz
Position
Lecturer
Department
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine (Dunedin)
Qualifications
BMLSc DPH PhD
Research summary
Health Services Research

Research

Erin Penno is a lecturer in public health in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago. Her research spans the fields of health systems, health policy and health economics to explore how to optimise outcomes and improve the quality, sustainability and equity of health systems. Key research interests include health system design and health care delivery, health funding, and the relationship between the public and private health sectors. She is particularly passionate about strengthening and improving the performance of Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system.

Publications

Penno, E., Atmore, C., Maclennan, B., Richard, L., Wyeth, E., Richards, R., Doolan-Noble, F., Gray, A. R., Sullivan, T., Gauld, R., & Stokes, T. (2023). How did New Zealand's regional district health board groupings work to improve service integration and health outcomes: A realist evaluation. BMJ Open, 13, e079268. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079268 Journal - Research Article

Bishop, G., Penno, E., & Stokes, T. (2022). Mixing it up: Exploring the motivations and experiences of senior hospital clinicians (consultants) in dual practice in New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Care Research Colloquium. (pp. 3). Retrieved from https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/fmhs/about-the-faculty/soph/sections-departments-centres/general-practice-and-primary-health-care/research-interests.html Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Penno, E., Atmore, C., Gauld, R., Richard, L., Maclennan, B., & Stokes, T. (2022). Regional District Health Board groupings in New Zealand: A realist-informed evaluation. Proceedings of the 12th Health Services and Policy Research Conference. 152. Retrieved from https://www.hsraanz.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Akmal, A., Gauld, R., & Penno, E. (2022). Transparency in healthcare reporting: The case of external contractors and consultants in New Zealand’s healthcare system [Short communication]. International Journal of Health Policy & Management, 11(9), 1642-1649. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.69 Journal - Research Article

Akmal, A., Gauld, R., & Penno, E. (2021). Effectiveness of consultancy services in healthcare is unclear in New Zealand. BMJ, 375, n2556. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n2556 Journal - Research Other

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