Guidance: Health economics: a guide for public health teams

Public Health England has developed resources to help local commissioners achieve value for money by estimating the return on investment (ROI) and cost-effectiveness of public health programmes. Find out more here.

A cost/benefit analysis of self-care systems in the European Union

"The study offers added value to existing literature on self-care, which tends to focus on pharmaceutical treatments for the use in self-care. By assessing the effectiveness of self-care treatments, assessing self-care initiatives in cost-benefit analysis and developing a methodlogy for transferability of best-practice self-care initiatives, scientific evidence could be supplemented by a practical guide for policy-makers for identifying and transferring best-practices in self-care. The results highlight that political commitment to self-care is essential for the implementation and uptake of self-care. Further, it shows that for successful self-care initiatives a change in “culture” is necessary, so that patients take responsibility for their own health. In this context, patient information and clear communication is of particular relevance."

A cost/benefit analysis of self-care systems in the European Union
H Ostermann, AT Renner, J Bobek, P Schneider, S Vogler
European Union
April 2015

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Cost of hospital-acquired complications for older people with and without dementia

"Advances in models of care, nurse skill-mix and healthy work environments show promise in prevention of these complications for dementia and non-dementia patients."

The cost of hospital-acquired complications for older people with and without dementia: a retrospective cohort study
K Bail, et al.
BMC Health Services Research, 2015, 15:91

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Translation of cancer research

"This service configuration case study shows that the gains actually realised in the NHS may differ from those observed in trials – in this particular instance suggesting a situation where trial gains may underestimate what is now being achieved, though the reverse may be true in other cases."

Investigating time lags and attribution in the translation of cancer research: A case study approach
S Guthrie, S Hanney, J Grant
RAND Europe
2014

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Importance of multimorbidity in explaining utilisation and costs

“The more co-morbidities that a person has, the more likely they are to require care across diverse settings, and the higher their costs.”

Importance of multmorbidity in explaining utilisation and costs across health and social care settings: Evidence from South Somerset’s Symphony Project
CHE Research Paper 96
P Kasteridis, A Street, M Dolman, L Gallier, K Hudson, J Martin, I Wyer
Centre for Health Economics
The University of York
February 2014

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Innovation in health economic modelling of service improvements for longer-term depression

"The purpose of the analysis was to develop a health economic model to estimate the costs and health benefits of alternative National Health Service (NHS) service configurations for people with longer-term depression. Cost-effective service improvements for longer-term depression have been identified. Also identified were limitations of the current evidence for the long term impact of services."

Innovation in health economic modelling of service improvements for longer-term depression: demonstration in a local health community
J Tosh, et al.
BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:150

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Health systems, health, wealth and societal well-being

This book looks at how health systems are part of improving health and achieving better economic growth.

Health systems, health, wealth and societal well-being
Edited by J Figueras, M McKee
May 2012

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The economic impact of improvements in primary healthcare performance

"Better health outcomes have a positive impact on employment, productivity and economic growth."

The economic impact of improvements in primary healthcare performance
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
May 2012

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Health datasets for economists

"This Compendium of Health Datasets for Economists (ICoHDE) provides the largest collection of English specific datasets available for researchers interested in the field of economics of health and health care."


The interactive compendium of health datasets for economists
University of Oxford
2011

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Managing resources in NHS dentistry

"The aim of this study is to develop, apply and evaluate an economics based framework to assist commissioners in their management of finite resources for local dental services."

Managing resources in NHS dentistry: using health economics to inform commissioning decisions
RD Holmes, J Steele, CE Exley, C Donaldson
BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11:138

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