Staff Profile

Academic background

Please see 'Qualifications' section, below

Area of expertise

• Evidence synthesis: my role primarily involves undertaking systematic reviews of epidemiological and medical evidence. 
• Epidemiology: I undertook an ecological study for my PhD to identify risk factors for cold-weather-related morbidities and mortality.
• Preparation of reports for NICE and other organisations identifying drugs and innovative medical technologies in clinical development.
• Teaching and project supervision, specialising in critical appraisal of public health research.

Qualifications

• PhD (2016), thesis title: ‘What determines spatiotemporal variations in cold-weather-related mortality in England?’, Newcastle University.
• MSc (2012) Social Science and Health Research (with distinction), Newcastle University.
• PG Cert. (2011) Public Health and Health Services Research (with Merit), Newcastle University.
• BSc (2009) Biology (2.1), Durham University
• BSc (2006) Applied Psychology (2.1), Durham University
• Module credits from PGCE teaching programmes

I teach systematic review and critical appraisal methods to MSc students and colleagues from the Faculty of Medical Sciences.

• Articles

  • Tanner L, Still M, Ghasri S, Sadiq A, Harris B, Haston S, Potter R, Uteh CO, Al-Assaf A, Johnson EE, Moral SGG, Mkwashi A, Craig D, Angadji A, Thomas M, Pearson F. Emerging Technologies for Improving Musculoskeletal Health: A Systematic Evidence Gap Map. Musculoskeletal Care 2024, 22(4), e1949.
  • Orozco Leal G, Johnson EE, Hosseinijebeli S, Robinson T, Homer T, Eastaugh C, Richmond C, Tanner L, Meader N, Kenny R, Wallace SA, Rice S. Considerations for the cure assumption in a NICE Single Technology Appraisal of nivolumab with chemotherapy for neoadjuvant treatment of resectable non-small cell lung cancer: Evidence Assessment Group perspective. PharmacoEconomics 2024, 42, 133-136.
  • Tanner LM, Wildman JM, Stoniute A, Still M, Bernard K, Green R, Eastaugh CH, Thomson KH, Sowden S. Non-pharmaceutical primary care interventions to improve mental health in deprived populations: a systematic review. British Journal of General Practice 2023, 73(729), e242-e248.
  • Bernard K, Wildman JM, Tanner LM, Stoniute A, Still M, Green R, Eastaugh C, Sowden S, Thomson KH. Experiences of non-pharmaceutical primary care interventions for common mental health disorders in socioeconomically disadvantaged groups: a systematic review of qualitative studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023, 20(7), 5237.
  • Thomson K, Rice S, Arisa O, Johnson E, Tanner L, Marshall C, Sotire T, Richmond C, O'Keefe H, Mohammed W, Gosney M, Raffle A, Hanratty B, McEvoy CT, Craig D, Ramsay SE. Oral nutritional interventions in frail older people who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition: a systematic review. Health Technology Assessment 2022, 26(51).
  • Tanner L, Kenny R, Still M, Ling J, Pearson F, Thompson K, Bhardwaj-Gosling R. NHS Health Check programme: a rapid review update. BMJ Open 2022, 12(2), e052832.
  • Leung E, Roche S, Tanner L, Gardner A. Effectiveness of Dynamic Elastic Bracing Compared to Hard Rigid Bracing for Improving Physical, and Psychosocial Outcomes in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS): A Systematic Review of Mixed Methods Studies. Clin Ex Orth 2022, 1(1), 103. In Press.
  • Thomson KH, Rice S, Arisa O, Johnson E, Tanner L, Marshall C, Sotire T, Richmond C, O'Keefe H, Mohammed W, Raffle A, Hanratty B, McEvoy CT, Craig D, Ramsay SE. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of oral nutritional supplements in frail older people who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Healthy Longevity 2022, 3(10), E654-E666.
  • Tanner L, Sowden S, Still M, Thomson K, Bambra C, Wildman J. Which Non-Pharmaceutical Primary Care Interventions Reduce Inequalities in Common Mental Health Disorders? A Protocol for a Systematic Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(24), 12978.
  • Bray N, Kolehmainen N, McAnuff J, Tanner L, Tuersley L, Beyer F, Grayston A, Wilson D, Edwards RT, Noyes J, Craig D. Powered mobility interventions for very young children with mobility limitations to aid participation and positive development: the EMPoWER evidence synthesis. Health Technology Assessment 2020, 24(50), 1-194.
  • Tanner L, Thomson K, Drake MJ, Ervin CF, Bower WF, Pearson F. Behavioural interventions for nocturia in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, 2020(9), CD013746.
  • Moynihan P, Tanner LM, Holmes RD, Hillier-Brown F, Mashayekhi A, Kelly SAM, Craig D. Systematic Review of Evidence Pertaining to Factors That Modify Risk of Early Childhood Caries. JDR Clinical & Translational Research 2019, 4(3), 202-216.
  • Mills SD, Tanner LM, Adams J. Systematic literature review of the effects of food and drink advertising on food and drink-related behaviour, attitudes and beliefs in adult populations. Obesity Reviews 2013, 14(4), 303-314.
  • Tanner LM, Moffatt S, Milne E, Mills SDH, White M. Socio-economic and behavioural risk factors for adverse winter health and social outcomes in economically developed countries: a systematic review of quantitative observational studies. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2013, 67(12), 1061-1067.

• Report

  • Burford B, Rothwell C, Beyer F, Tanner L, Vance G. Best Practice in the Assessment of Competence: A Literature Review. London: General Medical Council, 2018.

• Reviews

  • Tanner L, Craig D, Holmes R, Catinella L, Moynihan P. Does Dental Caries Increase Risk of Undernutrition in Children?. JDR Clinical and Translational Research 2022, 7(2), 104-117.
  • Parbery-Clark C, Lubamba M, Tanner L, McColl E. Animal-Assisted Interventions for the Improvement of Mental Health Outcomes in Higher Education Students: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18(20), 10768.