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Report calls for investment in medical simulation to improve health and growth

21 October 2026

Computer modelling and AI have the potential to deliver safer, more effective medicines and medical devices globally. If the UK can realise its share of the benefits, it could mean billions of pounds in health gains and savings according to a new economic assessment. 

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New research highlights mounting pressure on NHS immunoglobulin supply

8 October 2026

A new OHE study, funded and commissioned by argenx, finds rising demand, import dependence and increasing costs may strain the UK’s future supply of immunoglobulin.

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OHE responds to the NHS Productivity Commission report

22 September 2026

OHE responds to the Health Foundation’s NHS Productivity Commission report, welcoming its recommendations while calling for fuller consideration of the innovation ecosystem in NHS productivity.

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Financing prevention, rewriting drug pricing: the Change Initiative’s new website goes live

15 September 2026

The Office of Health Economics (OHE) has unveiled a new website for the Change Initiative, a pioneering initiative convened by the OHE, leveraging the collective expertise and insights of an expanding community of the world’s leading organisations in health and care.

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OHE Deputy CEO Lotte Steuten appointed president-elect of ISPOR

26 May 2026

OHE Deputy Chief Executive Lotte Steuten has been appointed to the role of president-elect of ISPOR.

Proposals for a Novel UK Antimicrobial Subscription Model: How Will Antibiotic Innovation be Scored?

OHE responds to the King’s Speech and the proposed NHS Modernisation Bill

13 May 2026

Commenting on the King’s Speech today and the proposed NHS Modernisation Bill, Professor Graham Cookson, Chief Executive of the Office of Health Economics, said: “Today’s King’s Speech…

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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) costs the world $680 billion a year in healthcare – roughly the size of Sweden’s entire economy, new research finds 

31 March 2026

The research also provides detailed, country-level insights into the health and economic costs of ASCVD across the US, Canada, UK, Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Japan. 

OHE responds to the 2025 UK Budget

26 November 2025

Commenting on the newly announced 2025 UK Budget, Professor Graham Cookson, Chief Executive of the Office of Health Economics, said: “The NHS’ long-term sustainability will only come…

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New research reveals, in carers’ own words, the multidimensional burden of caring for leukemia patients

20 November 2025

Today, the Acute Leukemia Advocates Network (ALAN) and the Office of Health Economics (OHE published a first-of-its-kind qualitative study of informal carers across 6 countries.