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Dr. Bridget Johnston

Assistant Professor (School of Nursing & Midwifery)
      
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Dr. Bridget Johnston

Assistant Professor (School of Nursing & Midwifery)

 bjohnst@tcd.ie

 


I am a health economist focusing on applied health systems research, including evaluation of palliative care interventions across various healthcare settings and the affordability of healthcare for households in Ireland. I have experience in engagement with health policy makers in Ireland throughout the Health Service Executive, the Department of Health and the government. In addition to my research on palliative care in Ireland, I have also collaborated on studies in the UK, US and Jordan.
  Ageing, Older People and Healthcare   Barriers to healthcare   Care of relatives within palliative care   Death and Dying, Health and Physical Needs   DENTAL HEALTH   Economics of health service provision   Evaluating health care interventions   HEALTH CARE COSTS   HEALTH CARE FINANCING   HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION   Health Care Policy   Health Disparities   HEALTH ECONOMICS   Health Insurance   health outcomes research   HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   health services research   health systems and policy   Health-related Quality of Life   HEALTH-STATUS MEASURES   Oral Health Services Research   Palliative and end of life care   PALLIATIVE CARE   Public Dental Health
Project Title
 Out-of-hours palliative care service provision: an evidence review
From
Aug 2018
To
May 2019
Summary
This project reviews systematically both the peer-reviewed academic literature and policy documentation to collate best-available evidence on out-of-hours generalist and specialist palliative care for adults. This research contributes to an ongoing review and update of national palliative care policy in Ireland.
Funding Agency
Department of Health
Programme
Evidence review
Project Type
Grant
Person Months
3
Project Title
 Development of a model for the provision of Out-Of-Hours Home-Based Specialist Palliative Care
From
02/03/2026
To
02/02/2027
Summary
The aim of this research programme is to inform development of a costed model for the provision of out-of-hours (OOH) community-based specialist palliative care in Ireland. This aim is achieved by addressing the following research objectives: 1. To systematically identify and synthesise the evidence on the components, outcomes and economic evaluation of community-based `out-of-hours" care. 2. To describe how OOH community-based specialist palliative care in Ireland is currently organised and delivered. 3. To identify stakeholders" views on the delivery of OOH community-based specialist palliative care. 4. To develop consensus on recommendations to inform development and implementation of the model of OOH community-based specialist palliative care. 5. To estimate the costs associated with proposed models for providing OOH community-based palliative care services. The key output of this research programme is a final report offering multi-perspective insights into service delivery and recommendations on the next steps and future priorities.
Funding Agency
Health Service Executive
Project Type
Research
Person Months
11
Project Title
 KitNewCare
From
01/01/2024
To
31/12/2027
Summary
Funding Agency
European Commission
Programme
Horizon Europe
Project Type
Research programme
Person Months
30
Project Title
 Medical Workforce Planning: 2025-2038
From
0//01/2023
To
30/11/2024
Summary
Funding Agency
Health Service Executive
Project Title
 Progressing Implementation of Slaintecare: Learnings from Palliative Care in Ireland
From
To
Summary
Funding Agency
Health Research Board
Programme
Applying Research into Policy and Practice

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Co-Lead on the IDS-TILDA End-of-Life Thematic Area February 2025 - Present
Editorial Board Member for BMC Palliative Care April 2026 - Present
Member of the Health Service Executive Research Ethics Committees Reform Working Group February 2024 - Present
Policy and Research Advisor: Department of Health during development of the new national palliative care policy May 2022-February 2023
Member of technical advisory team to the Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare for the `Sláintecare' report September 2016 - May 2017
External PhD Examiner October 2025
Reviewer for Health Policy; Quality of Life Research; Palliative Medicine; Health Policy and Technology; BMC Palliative Care; BMC Health Services Research; BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care; International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care; and Journal of Palliative Medicine
Member of the Department of Health's Population-Based Resource Allocation Technical Group April 2024 - Present
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Palliative Care Research Network, All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care 2021 Present
Health Economics Association of Ireland 2018 Present
Committee Chair, All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care Early Career Researcher Forum 2017 2021
K. Bowe, M. Mooney, F. OBrien, D. Daly, V. Brady, E. Burke, L. Lolich, A. Paul, A. OHalloran, B. Johnston, and S. ODonnell, Development and validation of the `Menopause and Heart Health Questionnaire" (MHHQ): The CARAMEL study, https://www.tcd.ie/nursing-midwifery/events-and-conferences/theconference/ Book of abstracts, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2026 (THEconf2026) 'Healthcare in a Changing Landscape', Trinity College Dublin, 03 - 05 March 2026, edited by M. Mooney , 2026, pp1 , Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
Rosemarie Derwin, Frances OBrien, Deirdre Daly, Vivienne Brady, Eilish Burke, Mary Mooney, Luciana Lolich, Kate Bowe, Aviejay Paul, Aisling OHalloran, Bridget Johnston, and Sharon ODonnell, Exploring Heart Health Among (Peri)Menopausal Women in Ireland: Preliminary Insights from the European Horizon CARAMEL Study, https://www.tcd.ie/nursing-midwifery/events-and-conferences/theconference/ Book of abstracts, Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference 2026 (THEconf2026) 'Healthcare in a Changing Landscape', Trinity College Dublin, 03 - 05 March 2026, 2026, pp1 , Conference Paper, PUBLISHED
BMC Palliative Care, Springer Nature, 2026, Editorial Board, PUBLISHED
Ramasubbu Darshini, Johnston Bridget, Lewney Jonathan, Duane Brett, Daly Blanaid, Oral health and dental services in Irish prison populations, International Journal of Prison Health, 2026, p1 - 9, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Maguire F, Westerberg K, Ni Cheileachair, Normand C, Higginson IJ, O'Leary N, Twomey F, Johnston BM, Ryan KR, Costs of Informal Care at the End of Life: Insights from IARE, CPC and UP Studies, Palliative Medicine, EAPC 2026, Prague, June 2026, 40, (5), 2026, Poster, PUBLISHED
May P, Becker H, Hill L, Nolan A, Johnston BM, Davies JM, Kotwal A, Davies A, Smith S, Moriarty F, Normand C, Kenny RA, Do we die as we live? Social determinants of end-of-life experience in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Palliative Medicine, EAPC 2026, Prague, 40, (5), 2026, Poster, PUBLISHED
Hurley Eimir, May Peter, Matthews Soraya, Normand Charles, Johnston Bridget M, What gets measured in palliative care? A review and synthesis of routine data collection in 16 countries, Health Policy OPEN, 8, 2025, p100141-, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Katharine Schulmann; Bridget M. Johnston, Towards universal palliative care in Ireland: Scoping decision-makers' needs for an Atlas of Variation data mapping tool, HRB Open Research, 8, (93), 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Kinchin Irin, Jiang Peiwe, Street Debora, Norman Richar, Currow Davi, Agar Meer, Normand Charle, Johnston Bridge, May Pete, Viney Rosali, Mulhern Brenda, Does context matter? A discrete choice experiment investigating the impact of palliative context on EQ-5D-5L health state valuation, Quality of Life Research, 34, 2025, p2865 - 2877, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Anokye, Reindolf and Larkin, James and Fehintola, Abass and Eustace-Cook, Jessica and Martinez-Cadenas, Rodrigo and Duane, Brett G. and Johnston, Bridget M., Understanding the social dimensions of kidney care pathways: A scoping review protocol, PLOS ONE, 20, (10 October), 2025, Notes: [Cited by: 0; All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Accepted Open Access; Green Open Access], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
  

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Trinity College Dublin and National Doctors Training and Planning, Ophthalmology Medical Workforce in Ireland 2025- 2040: An expert stakeholder informed review, Health Service Executive, May, 2026, 1-40, Notes: [The principal focus of this report is to make recommendations around the number of training places at both basic and higher specialty training level in Medical Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Surgery. Appropriately resourcing these training pathways will ensure the development of a future consultant workforce which is configured with the correct skill mix to serve the needs of the population in Ireland. The policy aim is that the supply of consultants should be sustainable through the domestic training pipeline as much as is possible.], Report, PUBLISHED
Bridget Johnston, Supporting Policy and Practice Through Research, Palliative Care Research Network Symposium, Dublin, 20/11/2025, 2025, All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Schulmann, K., & Johnston, B, Scoping decision makers' needs for a National Palliative Care Atlas for Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, October, 2024, p1 - 74, Report, PUBLISHED
Veronica Segerstrom, Ali McDonnell, Andrew Malone, Bridget Johnston, Tom Pierse, Aimee Maguire, Eddie Staddon, Leah O'Toole, Prof Anthony O'Regan, Dual Training Specialties of Medicine Medical Workforce in Ireland 2024-2038 An expert stakeholder informed review, National Doctors and Planning, 2024, 1-45, Report, PUBLISHED
Bridget M. Johnston, Fódhla Ní Chéileachair, Sara Burke, Regina McQuillan, Peter May, Lucy Davis, Sarah Barry, Eimir Hurley, Steve Thomas, Charles Normand, Carlos Bruen, Review of the Implementation of the 2001 Report of the National Advisory Committee on Palliative Care as it relates to Adult Palliative Care, Department of Health, Government of Ireland, February, 2022, Notes: [Information provided in this review is being used by the Department of Health to inform the update of Ireland's national palliative care policy. Report available from: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/3ab51e-palliative-care/], Report, PUBLISHED
Johnston BM, Palliative Care: We are in this together, 2020, - 11th September, Miscellaneous, PUBLISHED
Staines A, Johnston B, Orkambi protests highlight need for clear policy on expensive drugs, 2016, - 9th December, Miscellaneous, PUBLISHED
Gorecki PK, Johnston BM, Layte R, Nolan A, Ruane F, Thomas S, Whelan A, Setting GP Fees for Under Six Year Olds in Ireland: Towards a Methodology, Dublin, Economic and Social Research Institute and Trinity College Dublin, May, 2014, Report, PUBLISHED