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New OHE Commission on Competition in the NHS

14 February 2011

Competition in the NHS is viewed as if it must either be for everything the NHS provides to patients or for nothing. Neither extreme is likely to produce the most…

Can a Strong Economic Case Be Made for Investing in the NHS? 25th Annual Lecture Publication

2 January 2019

…involve changes in the way the NHS thinks about itself. The NHS must show how it can promote the government’s macroeconomic objectives, including sustainable public finances; a stable economy and…

Making Outcome-based Payment a Reality in the NHS: Moving to the Next Phase

3 October 2019

…Payment a Reality in the NHS’ found that outcome-based payment is feasible in the NHS and could help to accelerate patient access to some new medicines and improve monitoring of…

The Economics of Antibiotics – Part 2: Value Assessment within the NICE-NHS AMR Pilot

12 October 2022

…subscription model for antibiotics in the NICE-NHS England AMR pilot. This second blog focuses on the value assessment used within the NICE-NHS England AMR pilot, which is crucial for capturing…

The Impact of New Medicines in the NHS: 70 Years of Innovation

1 August 2018

In 2018, the NHS turns 70. This OHE Consulting Report demonstrates the contribution and impact of medicines to the health economy in the UK throughout the history of the NHS….

Making Outcome-Based Payment a Reality in the NHS

2 January 2019

…payment mechanism – outcome-based payment (OBP) – for cancer medicines into the NHS in England. This model links the price the NHS pays for a medicine to the outcomes it…

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…

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…a result of out-of-pocket expenditure on healthcare. There are clear correlations between positive wealth macroeconomic indicators like GDP and health outcomes like life expectancy. Better population health generally predicts better…

New: Assessing the Performance of the EQ-VAS in the NHS PROMS Programme

16 April 2012

…collected from patients both before and after surgery for four elective surgical procedures in the NHS, with plans to expand the practice. The NHS Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) programme,…