Measuring and Valuing Outcomes
We have established an excellent reputation for leading innovative, ideas-driven, and theoretically sound research on the measurement and valuation of outcomes. Health care systems should put patient-relevant outcomes at the heart of decisions about funding and providing health and social care.
Handling Uncertainty in the Results of Economic Evaluation
1 September 1995
The recent increase in the number of published economic evaluations has been considerable [Wellcome, 1992; Udvarhelyi et al, 1992]. It is of some concern, however that…
A Doctor Looks at Health Economics
1 March 1994
Inequality in health is back on the political agenda in the UK. Three factors have made inequality an issue – firstly, concern that the internal market…
Economic Evaluation of Growth Hormone Therapy
1 December 1991
Treatment of children with growth hormone is well recognised under the NHS and its cost (between £5,000-£10,000 per annum per child) has generally been accepted. Since…
Measuring the Benefits of Medicines: The Future Agenda
1 March 1990
These papers were presented to an Office of Health Economics meeting in London in October 1989. The programme for the meeting was put together by a…
Measuring Health: a Practical Approach
7 January 1988
In Britain, the tax-payer pays the lion’s share of the national bill for medicines through the tax-supported NHS. There can be no doubt that the supplier…
Economic Evaluation and Develop Medicines in the Development of Medicines
1 April 1988
In most countries the resources available for health care are increasingly stretched in the face of the competing demands for their use. Therefore health care policy…
Health Economics: Prospects for the Future
1 July 1987
The purpose of this book is to review the current state of health economics and look forward to developments over the next 25 years. The coverage…
What Are My Chances Doctor? – a Review of Clinical Risks
1 November 1986
Half a century ago little attention was paid to the risks associated with medical and surgical treatment. The hazards of sickness itself were so obvious, that…
Measurement of Health
1 June 1985
Expenditure on health care is continuing to rise in all Western countries, both in total and as a percentage of gross national product (Table 1). This…