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.
Cheap and Dirty: The Effect of Contracting Out Cleaning on Efficiency and Effectiveness
6 March 2019
Research just published in Public Administration Review, co-authored by OHE’s Professor Graham Cookson, demonstrates that contracting out auxiliary public services may lower the quality of the…
OHE Lecturing for Professional Training at ICPS
5 February 2019
Bernarda Zamora delivered a pro bono lecture to professionals from diverse countries enrolled at the Professional Certificate in Strategic Planning organised by the International Centre of…
OHE Lunchtime Seminar: What Can NHS Trusts do to Reduce Cancer Waiting Times?
10 January 2019
OHE Lunchtime Seminar with NHS Improvement Economics Team Members Sarah Karlsberg, Steven Paling and Júlia Esquerré. The seminar will present evidence on where NHS trusts can…
Can a Strong Economic Case Be Made for Investing in the NHS? 25th Annual Lecture Publication
2 January 2019
In September 2018, Professor Peter Smith delivered the 25th OHE Annual Lecture. The lecture is now available as a publication, which can be downloaded for free.
Making Outcome-Based Payment a Reality in the NHS
2 January 2019
This report explores the feasibility of introducing one type of flexible payment mechanism – outcome-based payment (OBP) – for cancer medicines into the NHS in England. OBP could help to accelerate patient access to some new medicines and ensure close monitoring of real-world patient benefit.
Can a Strong Economic Case Be Made for Investing in the NHS?
1 January 2019
Debate about funding has highlighted the difficulty of persuading sceptics that the NHS is a good use of public finance. There is a widely held view…
“You Don’t Always Get What You Want”: Output Distortion and NHS Waiting Time Targets
18 December 2018
The latest publication from Professor Graham Cookson in Public Organization Review finds that waiting time targets adopted in the English NHS as part of the ‘targets…
OHE Lunchtime Seminar: Price Regulation of Generics and Drug Shortages
21 November 2018
OHE Lunchtime Seminar with Dr. Aslam Anis, The University of British Columbia. The seminar will discuss the impact of the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance “tiered pricing” framework…
OHE Lunchtime Seminar: Price Regulation of Generics and Drug Shortages
8 November 2018
OHE Lunchtime Seminar with Dr. Aslam Anis, The University of British Columbia. The seminar will discuss the impact of the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance “tiered pricing” framework…