Dr. Victoria Charlton is a Doctor of Public Policy and Ethics (PhD, King's College London) and a Visiting Fellow at LSE Health. She currently works as an independent researcher and advisor specialising in bioethics and healthcare priority-setting. Previously, she held senior policy roles, including Head of Policy at the Academy of Medical Sciences and Specialist to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. Her work focuses on ensuring that health policy and funding decisions for innovative medical treatments are transparently and ethically justified. She is also a qualified Chartered Accountant with strategic experience in the life sciences sector.
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Relevant area of expertise: Dr. Charlton specialises in the ethical justification of HPV prevention strategies, specifically examining how Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and policy decisions impact the funding, prioritisation, and societal acceptance of screening and vaccination programs.
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