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OHE in the Spotlight: Summer 2011
22 September 2011
This is the first in a series of posts that will review OHE’s contributions to advancing thought and stimulating innovative ideas in its three key research…
HTA and Appropriate Drug Pricing Worldwide
9 September 2011
The August 2011 issue of Health Affairs featured four articles on how and why pricing for pharmaceuticals differs from one country to another. The OHE’s Prof…
Incentives for R&D for New Antimicrobial Drugs
31 August 2011
Just published by OHE researchers is a comprehensive analysis of what policy measures are needed to counter the growing global problem of antimicrobial resistance. Their key…
Recent Statistics on Orphan Approvals in Scotland and England
23 August 2011
In October 2009, the OHE published research that compared access to orphan medicinal products (OMPs) in selected European countries. At the request of the UK Orphan…
Pricing in Emerging Markets: Income, Competition and Procurement
16 August 2011
Most patients in middle and low income countries (MLICs) lack insurance coverage and so pay out of pocket for prescription medicines; pricing commensurate with income thus…
New: Operationalising Value Based Pricing
11 August 2011
To date, the UK Government has not been specific about how VBP will be implemented, but has indicated that calculations of value will extend beyond the…
Does Relative Effectiveness Vary Across Europe?
9 August 2011
At the Spanish Health Economics Association (AES) conference in May 2011, OHE’s Ruth Puig Peiró discussed a recent OHE study that reviewed the available literature on…
New: Achieving World Class Outcomes in Cancer Treatment
4 August 2011
OHE has just released the publication of the presentation given by Prof Mike Richards at OHE’s 16th Annual Lecture. National Clinical Director for Cancer and End…
New OHE Guide to UK Health Statistics
2 August 2011
Just released is the new OHE Guide to UK Health and Health Care Statistics, which provides both reliable up-to-date statistics and a basic guide to finding…