Publications

Private Health Care

1 July 1985

This survey covers all major areas of health care in Britain and describes the activity of the private and voluntary sectors in each. The organisation of…

Back Pain

1 July 1985

Back pain is a symptom experienced by a large proportion of the population. It causes personal discomfort and national economic loss of a magnitude wholly misrepresented…

Measurement of Health

1 June 1985

Expenditure on health care is continuing to rise in all Western countries, both in total and as a percentage of gross national product (Table 1). This…

Pharmaceuticals in seven nations

1 May 1985

Great Britain at the suggestion of and in close collaboration with Medizinisch Pharmazeutische Studiengesellschaft (MPS) in the Federal Republic of Germany, OHE is funded entirely by…

Techniques of Health Status Measurement Using a Health Index

1 April 1985

It is widely accepted that resources for the provision of health care are scarce, that is, there are not and never will be enough resources to…

Politics of Prescribing

1 January 1985

This briefing is based on a lecture given by George Teeling Smith. At present Britain is one of the seven most successful countries in the world…

New NHS Act for 1996?

1 October 1984

This booklet contains the background papers prepared for a discussion meeting at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park on 7 and 8 June 1984. The idea…

Childhood Vaccination: Current Controversies

1 July 1984

The historical roots of immunisation can probably be traced back to ancient Greek and Chinese civilisations and the observation that adults who survived an attack of…

Pharmaceuticals in Developing Countries 1981-82

1 July 1984

Two years ago, the Office of Health Economics published a research paper describing some of the activities of eighteen European pharmaceutical companies in the Developing Countries…