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.

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Securing Funds for the Proposed NHS Multi-year Funding: The Feasibility of Using a Hypothecated Tax

1 October 2018

This OHE publication by Nick Timmins, a senior fellow at the Institute for Government and the Kings Fund, sets out arguments in favour and against. It…

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Private Provision of Publicly Funded Health Care: The Economics of Ownership

1 September 2018

This OHE Briefing outlines the NHS ownership debate through the lens of economics. The aim of the Briefing is to improve understanding of how economics can…

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OHE at HESG Winter 2018

4 January 2018

A summary of OHE’s activity at the 2018 winter HESG meeting, City, University of London, 10-12th January.

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Barriers to Uptake of Minimal Access Surgery in the United Kingdom

1 March 2018

Surgical practice has and continues to develop at a tremendous pace, reflecting the evolving technological landscape as well as the expanding skillset of the surgical workforce.…

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NHS Agency Staffing and the Impact of Recent Interventions

1 January 2018

This seminar focuses on the NHS staffing markets and the use of temporary staff, specifically in the NHS provider sector, i.e. foundation trusts and NHS trust. (which…

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Public Health and Economic Implications of the United Kingdom Exiting the EU and the Single Market

12 December 2017

This report explores the consequences of the exit of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) on public health in the UK and in…

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Opportunities for Utilising ‘Real World Data’ in South Korea

20 October 2017

OHE publishes a report assessing the capacity in South Korea for the collection and use of real-world data in health care.

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An Insurance Framework for Funding New Antibiotics

22 September 2017

A new paper sets out an insurance model as part of a global solution to incentivise R&D for new antibiotics to tackle multi-drug resistance. It offers…

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What Determines Health Care Expenditure in High Income Countries?

18 September 2017

OHE’s Yan Feng and Grace Hampson, along with colleagues from the Health Foundation and RAND Europe, have published a new paper in Applied Economics and Finance…