Grant-Funded Research
Research Papers are the results of OHE’s grant-funded research programmes intended to promote discussion and provide information prior to publication in a peer reviewed journal
Searching for Cost-effectiveness Thresholds in NHS Scotland
1 December 2013
This research examines the use of QALY thresholds in NHS Scotland in 2012-13 for health services that were “at the margin”, i.e. those for which investment or…
The Influence of Cost-effectiveness and Other Factors on NICE Decisions
1 November 2013
In this Research Paper, the authors explore which factors have most influenced NICE decisions from 1999 through the end of 2011. The research has two objectives:…
A Study of the Relationship Between Health and Subjective Well-being in Parkinson’s Disease Patients
1 July 2013
Significantly increases of wealth and health in the Western world over the past 50 years do not appear to have produced an equivalent increase in societal…
Exploring the link between health and wealth in decision making
1 May 2013
Is the Link Between Health and Wealth Considered in Decision Making? Results from a Qualitative Study Is the Link Between Health and Wealth Considered in Decision…
Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Value Orphan Medicines
1 May 2013
The purpose of this research is to identify the attributes to include in a value framework for orphan medicinal products (OMPs), determine their relative importance using…
Projecting Expenditure on Medicines in the NHS
4 January 2013
Medicines account for less than 10% of total NHS expenditure in the UK. Because spending on medicines is easy to separate out, however, this sector continues…
The Effect of Free Personal Care for the Elderly on Informal Caregiving
1 February 2013
Forecasters predict that the population of people aged 65+ in the UK will double by 2050, constituting a quarter of the total population. This will seriously…
Understanding Social Preferences Regarding the Prioritisation of Treatments Addressing Unmet Need and Severity
1 December 2012
The UK Government is proposing to include “burden of illness” criteria in its scheme for value based pricing of branded medicines, potentially according higher rewards to medicines…
Valuing Health at the End of Life: A Stated Preference Discrete Choice Experiment
1 December 2012
In 2009, the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued supplementary advice that its Appraisal Committees are to consider when assessing treatments that…