Research Papers
The Tougher the Better: The Effect of GP Performance Thresholds in Scotland
20 April 2012
General Practitioners (GPs) in the NHS are paid based on a mix of factors, including a pay-for-performance element, the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), which was…
New: Assessing the Performance of the EQ-VAS in the NHS PROMS Programme
16 April 2012
The NHS Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) programme, introduced in April 2009, is a significant development in the routine collection and use of patient reported outcome…
New: Operationalising Value Based Pricing
11 August 2011
To date, the UK Government has not been specific about how VBP will be implemented, but has indicated that calculations of value will extend beyond the…
QALYs v. Other Criteria in NHS Decisions
17 May 2011
Just released is an OHE Research Paper that examines whether and how decisions about allocating resources for health care differ across the NHS and, particularly, in…
New: Antimicrobial Drug Incentives
6 April 2011
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is becoming a major global public health threat. In this new OHE Research Paper, the authors identify barriers to the development of new…
Valuing the National Clinical Assessment Service
1 April 2011
The UK’s National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS) provides advice to NHS managers about handling performance issues involving doctors, pharmacists and dentists. This post summarises an OHE…
Limits to Using QALYs in Cancer
3 August 2010
QALY measures have become important tools in valuing health interventions so that resource allocations can be made. Current methods, however, may not adequately capture QALYs for…