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The NICE Health Technology Evaluation Manual: A Fresh Perspective Needed?

Wednesday, 16 March 2022

We live in a world facing many interrelated challenges, and the choices we make about allocating public sector resources have never been more consequential. The perspective taken in an economic evaluation determines the costs and outcomes included in that evaluation and therefore shapes resource allocation and access to new treatments. In this blog, we review the (lack of) changes to NICE’s manual to include elements of a ‘societal perspective’.

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No Smoking Day 2022: Reflecting on OHE Projections from 1994

Wednesday, 9 March 2022

Since 1984, the UK's second Wednesday of each March is NO SMOKING DAY (NSD). The NSD aims to encourage smokers who want to quit. In 2022, NSD falls on the 9th of March and has the slogan "Today is the Day". 

On the occasion of the 2022 NSD, a reflection on where the UK is regarding...

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Rare Disease Day 2022

Monday, 28 February 2022

World Rare Disease Day aims to raise awareness of rare diseases and the impact they can have on patients. This blog explores OHE’s contributions to research into rare diseases and orphan medicines.

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