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OHE Lunchtime Seminar: What Can NHS Trusts do to Reduce Cancer Waiting Times?
10 January 2019
…Rapid diagnosis and access to treatment for cancer are vital for both clinical outcomes and patient experience of care. The NHS Constitution contains several waiting times targets, including that 85%…
What NHS Trusts Can Do to Reduce Waiting Times for Cancer Treatment
2 January 2020
The NHS Improvement Economics team is part of the Strategy Directorate in NHS Improvement. NHS Improvement aims to implement changes to help improve both quality and efficiency. Recent research by…
The Socioeconomic Burden Of Cervical Cancer in the UK: What are the benefits of achieving the WHO elimination target?
24 January 2024
…analysis reveals that cervical cancer’s lifetime cost per case in the UK is a staggering £210,000. This encompasses healthcare system expenses, individual patient costs, and wider societal impacts from morbidity…
OHE Welcomes Patrick Holmes to the Board of Trustees
28 March 2022
…and Associations (EFPIA) Healthcare Systems Working Group. Further, as OHE continues to develop a portfolio of research and consulting in the US policy arena Patrick’s experience with the US health…
Prevention pays off – so why aren’t we doing more of it?
5 June 2025
…seasonal adult vaccination programmes (e.g. against flu or COVID-19) that deliver protection within weeks after administration. What causes suboptimal vaccine policies? Three barriers stand in the way: Reactive healthcare systems:…
Hospital Costs in Perspective
1 June 1963
Rising hospital costs have caused concern to the public, Government, and Members of Parliament ever since the start of the National Health Service. They are at present taxing the minds…
Combination Therapies: A Step Forward to the Value Attribution Problem
4 January 2023
…therapy (CT) gives rise to several challenges for payers, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) bodies, industry, and health systems. This leads to delays in or lack of access to valuable therapies…
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…
Finance of Medical Research
7 January 1964
…total and the pattern of National Health Service expenditure, which in turn is a reflection of the changes in the procedures of medical care. “New knowledge has taken surgery in…