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NHS Agency Staffing and the Impact of Recent Interventions
1 January 2018
This seminar focuses on the NHS staffing markets and the use of temporary staff, specifically in the NHS provider sector, i.e. foundation trusts and NHS trust. (which include hospitals). To…
Waiting Time Policies in the Health Sector
1 June 2016
This OHE Seminar Briefing summarises a seminar given by Professor Luigi Siciliani on waiting time policies in the health sector from an international perspective, and highlights which policies have worked…
International Comparison of Medicines Usage: Quantitative Analysis from a Swedish Perspective
1 May 2015
The OHE undertook an analysis of the uptake of medicines in 13 high income countries. The UK perspective on this was published in November 2014 by the ABPI. OHE has…
Changes in Determining Medicines Pricing in France, Germany and the UK
24 January 2013
…being discussed in pricing and reimbursement/HTA systems in France, Germany and the UK. New requirements for health technology assessment in Europe have important implications for markets and for access to…
New Research: Achieving Efficient Prices for Drugs in a Global Context
7 February 2013
…countries with comprehensive insurance, the authors discuss the appropriate use of an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) that reflects citizens’ willingness to pay for health gain. They note that current regulatory structures…
OHE This Week: BioWales 2013, UK Medicines Market and EQ-5D in Asia
18 March 2013
19 March: Jon Sussex will be at BioWales 2013 speaking on the health and wider economic benefits of life sciences research. 21 March: Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz will give his updated annual…
How Widely Are QALYs Used in OECD Countries? A Snapshot of International Practices
11 June 2025
As healthcare systems outside of the US strive to allocate resources efficiently, the use of economic evaluation metrics like Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) has become increasingly common. QALYs are used…
Thomas Allvin
19 March 2024
Thomas Allvin is Executive Director for Strategy and Healthcare Systems at the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), where his responsibilities include overall strategic coordination, support to the…
Helen Hayes
2 June 2023
…and supply side factors of health: payment systems, waiting times, healthcare utilisation, the working lives of GPs, and links between labour market outcomes and health. Her recent research interests have…