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Anchoring Latent Scale Values for the EQ-5D-Y at 0 = Dead

20 January 2020

This OHE Research Paper describes a study in which four stated preference methods for anchoring EQ-5D-Y values were compared: visual analogue scale, discrete choice experiment (with…

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OHE Lunchtime Seminar: Personalised Medicine: Is it an oil-rush or oil-spill?

16 January 2020

OHE Lunchtime Seminar with Alistair McGuire, 3rd February 2020. The seminar will present some preliminary thoughts on the promises offered by personalised medicine that it will…

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Ethical and Economic Issues in the Appraisal of Medicines for Ultra-rare (or Ultra-orphan) Conditions

13 January 2020

In light of concerns that not all medicines for ultra-rare (also known as ultra-orphan) conditions are appraised under the same NICE process, a new OHE Consulting…

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Funding Challenges in the Malaysian Health Care System

7 January 2020

Adrian Towse presented at the Monash Malaysia Health Economics Forum 2019 on three related topics: health system financing in Malaysia; pharmaceutical price regulation and competition in…

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OHE at HESG Winter 2020

2 January 2020

Meet some of the OHE team at the Health Economists’ Study Group (HESG) Winter 2020 meeting in Newcastle, 6-8 January 2020.

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OHE Presents at Global AMR R&D Hub Board of Members Meeting in Paris

18 December 2019

OHE presented at the Global AMR R&D Hub Board of Members Meeting in Paris, on adapting HTA and payment mechanisms to incentivise new drugs to tackle…

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New OHE Research Funding: Improving Labour Productivity in Primary Care

17 December 2019

OHE has been awarded a 3-year research grant by the Health Foundation’s Efficiency Research Programme to define an accurate measure of labour productivity in primary care…

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OHE has an Opening for an Industrial Economist

20 November 2019

The Office of Health Economics wishes to recruit a well-qualified, highly motivated and energetic economist with an industrial organisation background applied to the health care sector,…

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Press Release: Proposed International Price Index Effectively Outsources Pharmaceutical Policy Decisions to Other Countries

29 October 2019

New research by the Office of Health Economics (OHE) concludes the proposed International Price Index effectively outsources pharmaceutical policy decisions to countries that “give the government…