NHS
The changing role of the NHS over time
14 August 2023
OHE has been producing reports since 1962 which give insights into issues facing the NHS in the 75 years since it was created. The first part…
Can a continued focus on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment see the NHS to another 75 years?
27 July 2023
We have delved into the OHE archives to reflect on past NHS successes. In part one of a two-part Insight series, we look at three major contributors to shorter life expectancies – tuberculosis, heart disease, and cancer.
The Burden of Hidradenitis Suppurativa on Patients, the NHS and Society
18 July 2023
The report highlights the burden of Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) on patients, the NHS and society and makes recommendations to improve life for people living with HS and lessen the burden on the NHS and wider society. The foreword has been provided by Angela Gibbons, patient and HS advocate.
This project has been organised and funded by Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd, with support from M+F Health. The report is informed by input from experts working in HS, including leading clinicians.
Ignoring the needs of our future workforce could have disastrous consequences for the UK NHS and its patients.
12 May 2022
Ignoring the needs of our future workforce could have disastrous consequences for the UK NHS and its patients. In economics, we have a pretty complicated name…
Cost-Effectiveness Thresholds and Expert Elicitation: a Bridge Too Far?
29 April 2021
A team at the University of York recently published a study in which they sought to generate more reliable evidence to inform the estimation of marginal…
Efficiency Measurement in Primary Care: Time to Overcome the Challenges and Achieve Some Gains
10 March 2021
Why is the measurement of efficiency in health care so important, but equally challenging? And why is it especially so in primary care? This blog provides…
Making Outcome-Based Payment a Reality in the NHS. Phase Two: Practical Considerations
1 December 2021
Outcome-based payment (OBP) is a flexible payment mechanism linking the price the NHS pays for a medicine to the outcomes it achieves in practice for NHS…
After the Transplant: Potential Benefits for the NHS and UK Kidney Transplant Patients
1 November 2021
Around 10% of people in the United Kingdom (UK) have chronic kidney disease (CKD) according to Kidney Care UK. While CKD can be managed through diet and…