Search results for: End-of-Life Care

OHE at HESG: Informal Caregiving and Valuing End-of-Life Care

28 June 2013

…which the policy of giving higher priority to life-extending, end-of-life treatments than to other types of treatment is consistent with the stated preferences of members of the general public in…

Latest estimates show that 20 people a day die in unrelieved pain across the UK at the end of their lives

26 November 2024

…of death, therefore ensuring increased access to high quality end-of-life care across settings. We find even at the most conservative of estimates, 7,329 people a year across the UK would…

An eye on sustainability at the Economist’s Future of Health Europe

30 October 2023

…healthcare sector. Again, the importance of prevention is clear when we consider that building resilience reduces the likelihood of an overburdened healthcare system in the face of some of the…

Care at the End of Life: An Economic Perspective

6 April 2016

Just published is a book on the economics of end of life care, featuring a chapter by OHE’s Koonal Shah. The provision of care to patients close to the end…

Eliciting the Relative Value of Life Extension at the End of Life

29 November 2016

…Discussion of presentation by Rachel Baker Perspectives, priorities and plurality Eliciting societal values and the relative value of life extension at the end of life from Office of Health Economics…

Foundation

…healthcare financing, provider compensation, healthcare policy impact, individual health behaviours, provider decision-making, and regulation of life sciences and healthcare markets. Additionally, health economics explores the determinants of health and evaluates…

New Findings: Public Attitudes Towards End-of-Life Treatment in England and Wales

7 December 2012

…overall health gains in order to give priority to the treatment of end of life patients. Most respondents choose to treat the patient closest to the end of life only…

Sustainability

What is the importance of sustainability? Why is sustainability a hot topic? Sustainability in health and healthcare encompasses the responsible management of resources, ensuring the enduring effectiveness and equity of…

Valuing Health at the End of Life: A Review of Stated Preference Studies in the Social Sciences Literature

9 April 2018

Just published in Social Science & Medicine: a review of stated preferences examining the extent of support for an end of life premium. A source of debate in the health…