School of Health & Wellbeing

Dr Samuel Owusu Achiaw

  • Research Associate (Health Economics & Health Technology Assessment)

email: Samuel.OwusuAchiaw@glasgow.ac.uk

Clarice Pears Building, School of Health & Wellbeing, 90 Byres Road, Scotland, United Kingdom, G12 8TB

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Biography

Samuel Owusu Achiaw is a researcher with a clinical background at the Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment Unit at the University of Glasgow. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University in Ghana and a Master of Public Health (Health Economics specialism) degree from the University of Glasgow.

Samuel is currently the chair of the SHW Athena Swan International Staff and Students working group and a member of the SHW Athena Swan UG/PGT group.

Research interests

Samuel’s research interests include (early) health technology assessment of digital and emerging health technologies and the economic evaluation of public health interventions. He is also interested in healthcare financing research in low- and middle-income countries.

His recent projects include:

Assessing the Value of Biosensor-Integrated Arteriovenous Grafts.

Assessing the value of artificial intelligence (AI) integrated diagnostic pathway for lung cancer detection in the RADICAL trial (ongoing project)

Publications

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Jump to: 2026 | 2025 | 2023
Number of items: 19.

2026

KSO Research, ., ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-6141, ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240 and ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4115-2882 (2026) Evaluation of Hospital at Home in Scotland: Phase 1 Findings Report. Documentation. Scottish Government.

Williams, A. D.N. et al. (2026) Critical time intervention to prevent homelessness and improve health for people leaving prison: the PHaCT pilot RCT. Public Health Research, 14(15), (doi: 10.3310/GJJL2910) (PMID:42249836)

Bowes, Izah, Foley, Ailsa ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8413-9820, Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240 and Sharp, Laura ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-6141 (2026) Power Shift: An Active Learning Game Exploring Positionality and Power. Decolonisation in Practice: A Collaborative Workshop, Glasgow, UK, 20 Mar 2026.

Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240 and Deidda, Manuela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0921-6970 (2026) Developing integrated mass-transit for the Glasgow City Region: Informing the Clyde Metro Case for Investment. Report B: Health Economic Review. Documentation. University of Glasgow.

2025

Newman Williams, A. D. et al. (2025) Critical time intervention for people leaving prison at risk of homelessness in England and Wales (PHaCT trial): a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 15(12), e097753. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097753) (PMID:41407408) (PMCID:PMC12719885)

Newman Williams, A. D. et al. (2025) A pilot randomised controlled trial of a critical time intervention for people leaving prison: findings from an integrated process evaluation. BMJ Open, 15(12), e097761. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097761) (PMID:41407405) (PMCID:PMC12716555)

Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240, Gayatri, Samantha, Kleist, Christina, Bowes, Izah, Foley, Ailsa ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8413-9820, Wilson, Mia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2155-8658 and Sharp, Laura ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-6141 (2025) From There to Here: Video Stories of Transition, Inclusion, and Belonging. MVLS EDI Conference, Glasgow, UK, 5 November 2025. (Unpublished)

Sharp, Laura ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-6141, Wilson, Mia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2155-8658, Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240 and Foley, Ailsa ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8413-9820 (2025) A Build Your Own Learning Adventure to Reach Beyond the EDI Faithful. MVLS EDI Conference, Glasgow, UK, 5 November2025. (Unpublished)

Connelly, P. J. et al. (2025) Association between long-term testosterone exposure and major adverse cardiovascular events in ageing men. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 9(11), bvaf156. (doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvaf156) (PMID:41163812) (PMCID:PMC12559020)

Lowrie, R. et al. (2025) A pilot randomised controlled trial of the Tailored Intervention for people with moderate-to-severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Co-morbidities delivered by Pharmacists and Consultant respiratory Physicians (TICC-PCP). npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 35(1), 46. (doi: 10.1038/s41533-025-00451-9) (PMID:41136398) (PMCID:PMC12552623)

Sharp, Laura ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-6141, Wilson, Mia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2155-8658, Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240 and Foley, Ailsa ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8413-9820 (2025) EDI Pick & Mix to Move Beyond the Echo Chamber. MVLS LTS Scholarship Symposium, Glasgow, UK, 21 August 2025. (Unpublished)

Lowrie, R. et al. (2025) A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial of a Tailored Intervention for people with moderate-to-severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Co-morbidities delivered by Pharmacists and Consultant respiratory Physicians (TICC-PCP) in Scotland. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 11(1), 105. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-025-01681-x) (PMID:40739589) (PMCID:PMC12308892)

Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240, Geue, Claudia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2243-0733 and Grieve, Eleanor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4115-2882 (2025) The role of universal health coverage in secondary prevention: a case study of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme and early-onset hypertension. SSM - Health Systems, 4, 100053. (doi: 10.1016/j.ssmhs.2025.100053)

Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240, Hawkins, Neil ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3199-221X, Wu, Olivia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0570-6016 and Mercer, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3204-7511 (2025) Assessing the value of further investment in R&D using mixed-methods health technology assessment and risk-adjusted net-present value analysis: a case study of biosensor-integrated arteriovenous grafts. Journal of Market Access and Health Policy, 13(1), 1. (doi: 10.3390/jmahp13010001) (PMID:39867672) (PMCID:PMC11755449)

Fenny, Ama Pokuaa, Otieku, Evans, Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240, Okoe Boye, Bernard, Asenso-Boadi, Francis, Addo-Cobbiah, Vivian and Musah, Mariam (2025) Impact of COVID-19 on the management of hypertension: a perspective on disease severity, service use patterns and expenditures from Ghana’s health insurance claims data. Journal of Human Hypertension, 39(2), pp. 139-147. (doi: 10.1038/s41371-024-00924-3) (PMID:38902509) (PMCID:PMC11867968)

Grutters, J. P. C. et al. (2025) Defining early health technology assessment: building consensus using Delphi technique. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 41(1), e34. (doi: 10.1017/S0266462325100123) (PMID:40452233) (PMCID:PMC12178750)

2023

Owusu Achiaw, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240, Hawkins, N. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3199-221X, Wu, O. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0570-6016 and Mercer, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3204-7511 (2023) HTA178 Using Mixed-Methods Development-Focused HTA and Npv Calculations to Guide Further Investment and R&D: A Case Study on Establishing the Value Proposition for Biosensor-Integrated Self-Reporting Arteriovenous Grafts. ISPOR Europe 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-15 Nov 2023. (doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2023.09.1862)

Lowrie, R. et al. (2023) Home Intervention for Patients with Moderate-severe COPD and Co-morbidities by Pharmacists and Physicians: Methods and Baseline Characteristics from a Pilot RCT. ERS International Congress 2023, Milan, Italy, 9-13 Sept 2023. (doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2023.pa546)

Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240, Geue, Claudia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2243-0733 and Grieve, Eleanor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4115-2882 (2023) The Role of Universal Health Coverage in Secondary Prevention: A Case Study of Ghana’s National Health Insurance and Early-Onset Hypertension. Diversity in Health Economics, 15th International Health Economics Association World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 08-12 Jul 2023.

This list was generated on Mon Sep 28 02:59:17 2026 BST.
Jump to: Articles | Research Reports or Papers | Conference or Workshop Item
Number of items: 19.

Articles

Williams, A. D.N. et al. (2026) Critical time intervention to prevent homelessness and improve health for people leaving prison: the PHaCT pilot RCT. Public Health Research, 14(15), (doi: 10.3310/GJJL2910) (PMID:42249836)

Newman Williams, A. D. et al. (2025) Critical time intervention for people leaving prison at risk of homelessness in England and Wales (PHaCT trial): a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 15(12), e097753. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097753) (PMID:41407408) (PMCID:PMC12719885)

Newman Williams, A. D. et al. (2025) A pilot randomised controlled trial of a critical time intervention for people leaving prison: findings from an integrated process evaluation. BMJ Open, 15(12), e097761. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097761) (PMID:41407405) (PMCID:PMC12716555)

Connelly, P. J. et al. (2025) Association between long-term testosterone exposure and major adverse cardiovascular events in ageing men. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 9(11), bvaf156. (doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvaf156) (PMID:41163812) (PMCID:PMC12559020)

Lowrie, R. et al. (2025) A pilot randomised controlled trial of the Tailored Intervention for people with moderate-to-severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Co-morbidities delivered by Pharmacists and Consultant respiratory Physicians (TICC-PCP). npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 35(1), 46. (doi: 10.1038/s41533-025-00451-9) (PMID:41136398) (PMCID:PMC12552623)

Lowrie, R. et al. (2025) A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial of a Tailored Intervention for people with moderate-to-severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Co-morbidities delivered by Pharmacists and Consultant respiratory Physicians (TICC-PCP) in Scotland. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 11(1), 105. (doi: 10.1186/s40814-025-01681-x) (PMID:40739589) (PMCID:PMC12308892)

Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240, Geue, Claudia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2243-0733 and Grieve, Eleanor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4115-2882 (2025) The role of universal health coverage in secondary prevention: a case study of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme and early-onset hypertension. SSM - Health Systems, 4, 100053. (doi: 10.1016/j.ssmhs.2025.100053)

Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240, Hawkins, Neil ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3199-221X, Wu, Olivia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0570-6016 and Mercer, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3204-7511 (2025) Assessing the value of further investment in R&D using mixed-methods health technology assessment and risk-adjusted net-present value analysis: a case study of biosensor-integrated arteriovenous grafts. Journal of Market Access and Health Policy, 13(1), 1. (doi: 10.3390/jmahp13010001) (PMID:39867672) (PMCID:PMC11755449)

Fenny, Ama Pokuaa, Otieku, Evans, Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240, Okoe Boye, Bernard, Asenso-Boadi, Francis, Addo-Cobbiah, Vivian and Musah, Mariam (2025) Impact of COVID-19 on the management of hypertension: a perspective on disease severity, service use patterns and expenditures from Ghana’s health insurance claims data. Journal of Human Hypertension, 39(2), pp. 139-147. (doi: 10.1038/s41371-024-00924-3) (PMID:38902509) (PMCID:PMC11867968)

Grutters, J. P. C. et al. (2025) Defining early health technology assessment: building consensus using Delphi technique. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 41(1), e34. (doi: 10.1017/S0266462325100123) (PMID:40452233) (PMCID:PMC12178750)

Research Reports or Papers

KSO Research, ., ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-6141, ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240 and ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4115-2882 (2026) Evaluation of Hospital at Home in Scotland: Phase 1 Findings Report. Documentation. Scottish Government.

Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240 and Deidda, Manuela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0921-6970 (2026) Developing integrated mass-transit for the Glasgow City Region: Informing the Clyde Metro Case for Investment. Report B: Health Economic Review. Documentation. University of Glasgow.

Conference or Workshop Item

Bowes, Izah, Foley, Ailsa ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8413-9820, Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240 and Sharp, Laura ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-6141 (2026) Power Shift: An Active Learning Game Exploring Positionality and Power. Decolonisation in Practice: A Collaborative Workshop, Glasgow, UK, 20 Mar 2026.

Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240, Gayatri, Samantha, Kleist, Christina, Bowes, Izah, Foley, Ailsa ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8413-9820, Wilson, Mia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2155-8658 and Sharp, Laura ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-6141 (2025) From There to Here: Video Stories of Transition, Inclusion, and Belonging. MVLS EDI Conference, Glasgow, UK, 5 November 2025. (Unpublished)

Sharp, Laura ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-6141, Wilson, Mia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2155-8658, Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240 and Foley, Ailsa ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8413-9820 (2025) A Build Your Own Learning Adventure to Reach Beyond the EDI Faithful. MVLS EDI Conference, Glasgow, UK, 5 November2025. (Unpublished)

Sharp, Laura ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4496-6141, Wilson, Mia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2155-8658, Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240 and Foley, Ailsa ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8413-9820 (2025) EDI Pick & Mix to Move Beyond the Echo Chamber. MVLS LTS Scholarship Symposium, Glasgow, UK, 21 August 2025. (Unpublished)

Owusu Achiaw, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240, Hawkins, N. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3199-221X, Wu, O. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0570-6016 and Mercer, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3204-7511 (2023) HTA178 Using Mixed-Methods Development-Focused HTA and Npv Calculations to Guide Further Investment and R&D: A Case Study on Establishing the Value Proposition for Biosensor-Integrated Self-Reporting Arteriovenous Grafts. ISPOR Europe 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-15 Nov 2023. (doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2023.09.1862)

Lowrie, R. et al. (2023) Home Intervention for Patients with Moderate-severe COPD and Co-morbidities by Pharmacists and Physicians: Methods and Baseline Characteristics from a Pilot RCT. ERS International Congress 2023, Milan, Italy, 9-13 Sept 2023. (doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2023.pa546)

Owusu Achiaw, Samuel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5711-7240, Geue, Claudia ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2243-0733 and Grieve, Eleanor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4115-2882 (2023) The Role of Universal Health Coverage in Secondary Prevention: A Case Study of Ghana’s National Health Insurance and Early-Onset Hypertension. Diversity in Health Economics, 15th International Health Economics Association World Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 08-12 Jul 2023.

This list was generated on Mon Sep 28 02:59:17 2026 BST.

Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

  • Cost-Effectiveness Study of Context-Adapted Improved Diet for Moderate Acute Malnutrition and Uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children Aged 6-59 Months in Bangladesh
    Action Against Hunger (Action Contre La Faim)
    2025 - 2026
     
  • Cultivating Inclusive Peer Support for Post Graduate Taught (PGT) Dissertation Success 
    Learning and Teaching Development Fund
    2024 - 2025
     
  • Embedding Student-Led Action Towards the Sustainable Development Goals into the Curricula
    Learning and Teaching Development Fund
    2024 - 2025
     
  • Curriculum Review and Enhancement: Beginning the Process of Improving Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Decolonising the Principles of Public Health (PoPH) Curriculum
    MVLS College Equality Diversity and Inclusion (CEDI) Fund
    2024 - 2025
     
  • Positionality Workshop for College of MVLS Teaching Staff
    MVLS College Equality Diversity and Inclusion (CEDI) Fund 
    2024 - 2025
     
  • Black History Month Student Led Event
    MVLS College Equality Diversity and Inclusion (CEDI) Fund
    2023 - 2024
     

Supervision

Samuel supervises master’s student dissertations.

MPH (Health Economics Specialism) 2022/2023: The Use of Research Evidence in Public Health and Health Care Policymaking in West Africa: A Systematic Review -Kuyet Danjuma-Karau.

MPH (Health Economics Specialism) 2023/2024: Effectiveness and economic implications of interventions to address nursing shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic -Yu-Chun Chen

MPH (Health Economics Specialism) 2023/2024: Assessing the Value for Money of Digital Health Interventions in Primary Healthcare in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review -Alfiani Husna Amalia

Teaching

Samuel is engaged in several teaching activities including delivering lectures to students in the Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) programme on health economics in health policy.