Health Care Systems
Health care systems organise the finance and delivery of health care. They vary by country, reflecting specific history, culture, and economics. To maximise coverage and efficiency they must evolve with changing demographics, needs, and technologies.
OHE’s submission to a parliamentary inquiry on UK drug shortages
6 October 2025
The following is an extract from OHE’s written submission to parliament focused on diversifying suppliers and recognising the value of treatment alternatives to mitigate this issue.
Environmental sustainability in the NHS 10 Year Health Plan: The need for green
29 September 2025
This is the second in a series of blogs about how the proposals in the recently published 10 Year Plan measure up against some of the most pressing health concerns in the UK.
Around the World in HTAs: Saudi Arabia – Navigating the healthcare and HTA landscape
24 September 2025
The next stop in our around the world in HTAs adventure is Saudi Arabia. This blog breaks down how the Kingdom is reshaping access to new health technologies through regulatory reform, a formal HTA framework, and value-based care. It provides a comprehensive overview of the structural and regulatory reforms underway as part of Vision 2030, highlighting how these changes are reshaping the way new health technologies are evaluated, priced, and brought to market.
Prevention in the NHS 10 Year Health Plan: Promise, limits, and the path forward
17 September 2025
This is the first in a series of blogs about how the proposals in the newly published 10 Year Plan measure up against some of the most pressing health concerns in the UK.
Around the world in HTAs: China – From fragmentation to function
2 September 2025
In this Insights series, Around the World in HTAs, we shed light on HTA around the world. In this edition, Meng Li, Claud Theakston and Yawen Jiang take us to China.
OHE Annual Lecture 2025 | Ten years to turn it around: The economic reality of NHS reform
9 July 2025
With the new NHS 10-Year Plan now published, attention turns from ambition to action. How realistic is the roadmap? What will it take to deliver meaningful…
Reflections from the Region: Healthcare transformation in the Middle East
18 June 2025
It’s not often that you witness a health system reinvent itself in real-time. And yet, this is precisely what is happening across the Middle East.
The Trump Administration’s US Drug Pricing Proposal – What will happen next?
12 June 2025
This is the second in our series of Insights considering the implications of President Trump’s Executive Order on ‘Most Favoured Nation’ drug pricing. We know that…
Altering the trajectory of HIV in Europe
22 May 2025
Despite substantial medical advancements that have transformed HIV into a manageable chronic condition for individuals, the epidemic remains a pressing public health concern in Europe.