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Scarce Resources in Health Care
2 January 1979
Over the past few years serious efforts have been made in Britain and elsewhere to achieve a more rational distribution of health care resources. It has often been assumed that…
Impact of New Medicines on Health Care Costs
1 March 1989
The objective of medical care is to make people as healthy as possible. Over the past 40 years, since the National Health Service was established in Britain, medical progress –…
The Economics of the Private Finance Initiative in the NHS
4 January 2001
The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is officially described as a means for providing skilled and efficient services to public sector organisations and hence to the communities they serve. But the…
The Impact of Ageing on Health Care Expenditures: Impending Crisis, or Misguided Concern?
1 June 2004
The past few decades have seen an accelerating increase in the numbers and proportion of older people in the populations of many countries. Population ageing will have a profound impact…
The Promise of Gene Therapies: Are We Ready?
1 April 2021
In a webinar held on 16 March 2021, Mary Harney, Annie Hubert and Simone Boselli joined OHE’s Adrian Towse to debate the issues surrounding the adoption of gene therapies. In…
OHE Lunchtime Seminar: Interventions that Encourage High-Value Nursing Home Care: Lessons for the UK
18 April 2017, 11:00pm
…health care system. In the UK, the knock-on implications of supply shortages for “bed blocking” in the NHS add to the challenges for our health and social care systems, as…
Resource Allocation in Public Sector Programmes: Does the Value of a Life Differ Between Governmental Departments?
1 February 2021
This research paper examines whether value of a life estimates used in economic evaluation differs between government departments in a selection of developed countries. The authors find that generally estimates…
OHE Annual Lecture 2018: Is There an Economic Case for Investing in the NHS? Really?
3 September 2018, 11:00pm
…is a widely held view – particularly in finance ministries and some sections of the media – that health systems such as the NHS are ‘black holes’, constantly demanding increased…
OHE Lunchtime Seminar: Early Experience with HTA of Gene Therapies in the US: Pricing and Paying for Cures
21 October 2018, 11:00pm
…systems around the world must be able to manage a growing number of drugs offering potential cures for a wide range of illnesses. The innovation pipeline includes potential cures for…