Monograph
Monographs are authored by external or in-house experts on a wide variety of topics.
How Should the World Pay for a COVID-19 Vaccine?
1 July 2020
This year’s OHE lecture addresses the question: how should the world pay for a COVID-19 vaccine? Adrian Towse, Emeritus Director of OHE and Senior Research Fellow…
The Evolution of US Policy Responses to the Opioid Epidemic
1 March 2020
The ‘opioid epidemic’ in the US is the most recent drug-abuse challenge from the misuse of prescription medicines or the use of illicit drugs. It is…
Can a Strong Economic Case Be Made for Investing in the NHS?
1 January 2019
Debate about funding has highlighted the difficulty of persuading sceptics that the NHS is a good use of public finance. There is a widely held view…
Why are Mortality Rates Rising for Middle-Aged White Non-Hispanic Americans? Could it Happen in Europe?
1 March 2018
Low levels of mortality are important indicators of societal success. This lecture is about trends in mortality in the white non-Hispanic population in the United States…
Ten Years of the NIHR: Achievements and Challenges for the Next Decade
1 June 2017
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), created in April 2006, is a “virtual” organisation often referred to as the research arm of the NHS. It…
Cost-per-QALY in the US and Britain: Damned if You Do and Damned if You Don’t
1 December 2015
Professor Weinstein presents a comprehensive analysis of the differences in attitudes between the US and the UK around how cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) fits into the health…
Universal Health Coverage: The Holy Grail?
1 January 2015
The 21st OHE Annual Lecture was given Professor Anne Mills, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, on the subject of Universal Health Coverage in low-…
Contracting for Quality in the NHS
1 January 2014
This monograph, based on Professor Maynard’s remarks at the 20th OHE Annual Lecture, explores the critical issue of ensuring the quality of care in the NHS.…
OHE Guide to UK Health and Health Care Statistics
1 October 2013
This publication provides both up-to-date statistics and a guide to finding and using health statistics from the UK and, to some extent, other OECD countries. Data…