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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…
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…
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…
Medical Manpower
7 January 1966
…practising of whom about half had retired on grounds of ill-health or age.… In 1964 there were estimated to be 55,000 doctors actively engaged in medicine in England and Wales….
Efficiency in the Hospital Service
7 January 1967
In 1965 the National Health Service cost the nation over £1300 million of which the Hospital Service absorbed almost £800 million. Where such very large sums of money are involved,…
Can and Should Value Based Pricing Be Applied to Molecular Diagnostics?
1 April 2012
Diagnostics not only facilitate health gain and cost savings, but also provide information to inform patients’ decisions on interventions and to clarify how their behaviour may affect their health. Current…