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New OHE research finds productivity losses from respiratory infections cost UK businesses £44 billion per year
16 December 2024
A new report by the Office of Health Economics, funded and commissioned by Pfizer, finds that short-term respiratory infections are an underestimated drain on employees, businesses, and the economy. In particular, presenteeism (working while ill) causes significant productivity losses.
OHE partners with LSHTM and CMCC to bridge environmental and health economics approaches to the climate health crisis
13 December 2024
A key part of the Wellcome Trust-funded project involves engaging with diverse stakeholders across disciplines, geographies and sectors.
Professors Andrew Briggs and Thomas Pogge announced as the winners of the 2024 OHE Innovation Policy Prize
11 December 2024
This year’s £40,000 OHE Innovation Policy Prize was jointly awarded to Professor Andrew Briggs and Professor Thomas Pogge. Participants were asked to focus on the intersection of climate change…
Office of Health Economics latest research estimates 20 people a day die in unrelieved pain in the UK in the last 3 months of their lives
26 November 2024
OHE published new research today intended to inform the ongoing conversation around assisted dying in England and Wales.
Applications open for MSc Fellowship Programme 2026
25 November 2024
We actively support the next generation of health economists in a range of ways. If you are looking to undertake an MSc in Health Economics, apply for our Fellowship Programme with City.
Adult vaccination programmes deliver socio-economic benefits up to 19 times initial investment, according to new report
18 April 2024
Our new report examines the promise of prevention in healthcare and provides six key recommendations that could usher in a new era of optimised prevention.
A switch to vegan diets could save the NHS £6.7 billion per year, new research reveals
8 January 2024
A new study by the Office of Health Economics shows that with 100% adoption of plant-based diets in England, the total health care cost savings for…
Do you have a PhD in Health Economics on your list of goals?
15 December 2023
Do you have a PhD in Health Economics on your list of goals? Apply now for OHE’s PhD Fellowship Programme at LSE. We offer an annual…
Applications open for MSc and PhD Fellowship Programme 2024
5 December 2023
We actively support the next generation of health economists in a range of ways. If you are looking to undertake an MSc or PhD in Health Economics, apply for our Fellowship Programme with City and LSE.