Publications
Cost and Benefits of Pharmaceutical Research
1 May 1987
These papers are a selection from those prepared for a seminar held jointly by the Department of Health and Social Security and the Office of Health…
AIDS Virus: Forecasting Its Impact
1 December 1986
In purely quantitative terms, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) might not appear to have warranted the remarkable amount of attention it has attracted since 1982. By…
What Are My Chances Doctor? – a Review of Clinical Risks
1 November 1986
Half a century ago little attention was paid to the risks associated with medical and surgical treatment. The hazards of sickness itself were so obvious, that…
Mental Handicap: Partnership in the Community?
1 July 1986
Since the start of the 1970s the pattern of care available to more severely ‘mentally handicapped’ people in Britain has undergone major changes. The passing of…
Health: the Politicians Dilemma
1 June 1986
This paper from the Office of Health Economics contains some of the newer ideas which have been floated in order to tackle the economic problems urgently…
Crisis in Research
1 April 1986
In 1983 almost £6.6 billion was spent on research and development in the United Kingdom. This sum was five times that recorded in 1972 and even…
Cystic Fibrosis
1 March 1986
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common genetically determined disease in Britain. Each year about 400 infants are born with the disorder and of these probably…
Health, Education and General Practice
1 January 1986
This booklet is based on a meeting organised by the Office of Health Economics and chaired by Sir John Butterfield at the Ciba Foundation on 30th…