Rocco Friebel

Biographic Data

ID1730759
NAMERocco Friebel
GIVEN NAMESRocco
FAMILY NAMEFriebel
SIGNATUREFRIEBEL R
AFFILIATIONSLondon School of Economics and Political Science
ORCID0000-0003-1256-9096
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Association of surgery and economic development in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessMartilord Ifeanyichi, Johnson Ezema Nchege et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    INTRODUCTION: While health improvements drive economic growth, the specific macroeconomic impact of surgery remains unknown. Previous studies have quantified economic losses from unmet need but have not established whether surgery generates economic returns. This study investigates the association between surgical activity and economic growth across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS: We analysed panel data from 95 LMICs (2000-2022…

  • Strengthening Health Systems for Displaced Populations

    Open AccessShreeja Sarabu, Maeve Sophia Bognini et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2025

  • Cost-effectiveness of surgical interventions in low-income and middle-income countries

    Open AccessMartilord Ifeanyichi, Jose Luis Mosso Lara et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2024

  • Can sugar taxes be used for financing surgical systems in Nigeria? A mixed-methods political economy analysis

    Open AccessMartilord Ifeanyichi, Cyril Chukwudi Dim et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2024

    This study determined the feasibility of investing revenues raised through Nigeria’s sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax of 10 Naira/l to support the implementation of the National, Surgical, Obstetrics, Anaesthesia and Nursing Plan, which aims to strengthen access to surgical care in the country. We conducted a mixed-methods political economy analysis. This included a modelling exercise to predict the revenues from Nigeria’s SSB tax based on its …

  • Assessing the impact of anaesthetic and surgical task-shifting globally

    Open AccessMaeve S Bognini, Christian I Oko et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2023

    The global shortage of skilled anaesthesiologists, surgeons and obstetricians is a leading cause of high unmet surgical need. Although anaesthetic and surgical task-shifting are widely practised to mitigate this barrier, little is known about their safety and efficacy. This systematic review seeks to highlight the existing evidence on the clinical outcomes of patients operated on by non-physicians or non-specialist physicians globally. Relevant a…

  • Opioid abuse and austerity

    Open AccessRocco Friebel, Katelyn Jison Yoo et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2022Cited by: 2References: 40

    Opioid abuse has become a public health concern among many developed countries, with policymakers searching for strategies to mitigate adverse effects on population health and the wider economy. The United Kingdom has seen dramatic increases in opioid-related mortality following the financial crises in 2008. We examine the impact of spending cuts resulting from government prescribed austerity measures on opioid-related hospitalisations and mortal…

  • Spill Over Effects of Inpatient Bed Capacity on Accident and Emergency Performance in England

    Open AccessRocco Friebel, Rosa M JuarezARTICLEHealth Policy2020

  • Reductions in Readmission Rates Are Associated With Modest Improvements in Patient-reported Health Gains Following Hip and Knee Replacement in England

    Open AccessRocco Friebel, Kumar Dharmarajan et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2017References: 28

    BACKGROUND: Although many hospital readmission reduction initiatives have been introduced globally, health care systems ultimately aim to improve patients' health and well-being. We examined whether the hospitals that report greater success in reducing readmissions also see greater improvements in patient-reported outcomes. RESEARCH DESIGN: We examined hospital groups (Trusts) that provided hip replacement or knee replacement surgery in England b…