Policy, Organisation and Incentives in Health Systems
Health system policies should incentivise high-quality health care in areas of highest need at the lowest feasible cost. Our aim is to expand our understanding of policies that result in healthier populations and achieve sustainability while being responsive to patients’ needs.
To Publish or Not: Experience and Evidence About Publishing Hospital Outcomes Data
1 February 2004
Since the mid-1980s, the publication of hospital outcomes data has become increasingly popular. Canada and the US operate performance reporting systems, with similar initiatives planned in…
Mental Health Economics and Policy in a Global Context
1 December 2003
The purpose of the conference was to locate and promote the role of health economics in mental health policy in low and middle income countries. Health…
Reducing Harm to Patients in the National Health Service. Will the Government’s Compensation Proposals Help?
1 December 2003
The UK government hopes that the proposals in the report of the Department of Health’s Chief Medical Officer “Making Amends” (CMO, 2003) will make its NHS…
Quality in Primary Care: Economic Approaches to Analysing Quality-Related Physician Behaviour
6 January 2003
This monograph sets out the insights from applying an economic perspective to a fundamental problem for any health service: ensuring cost-effective care when outcomes from care…
Making the best of the Private Finance Initiative in the NHS
1 December 2002
This briefing is based on the results of a seminar held in London on 30 May 2002. The seminar titled Building long term partnerships, was organised…
Influencing Prescribing in a Primary Care Led NHS
11 January 2002
The aim of the project was to evaluate the likely success of medicines management in a primary care led UK National Health Service (NHS). The methods…
Interpreting and Addressing Inequalities in Health: From Black to Acheson to Blair to . . . ?
5 January 2002
This paper is an updated and expanded version of the 7th OHE annual lecture delivered on 1 June 2000. It takes account of research published up…
Don’t Look Back? Voluntary and Charitable Finance of Hospitals
1 July 2001
This book provides a reassessment of the role of charitable and voluntary fundraising for health care, with a particular focus on the hospital. It does so…
The Links of Public Health and Economic Development
5 January 2001
I am really grateful to have the chance to spend an hour with you to talk about a subject of enormous importance. I am particularly gratified…