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Genomic Technology

HERC is involved in analysing the economic implications in several studies in the area of genomic technologies. These studies span numerous disease areas including cancers, cardiovascular disease and infectious diseases within hospitals and use a range of health economics tools, especially micro-costing, modelling and discrete choice experiments

HERC Newsletter Issue 30 - February 2020 - OUT NOW!

HERC Newsletter Issue 30 - February 2020 - OUT NOW! The February 2020 edition of the HERC newsletter is now available.

Research

Our purpose is to contribute through our research to health and healthcare in the UK and internationally. We examine the economic aspects of health and disease, the costs and benefits of prevention and treatment, and the design and evaluation of health systems. Of particular importance in all areas is the rigour and innovativeness of the research methods we use.

The Nuffield Department of Population Health has a full-time three year DPhil programme intended to train new researchers in Population Health. HERC is currently advertising two DPhil (PhD) projects for admission in 2019.

The Health Economics Research Centre (HERC)

HERC was established by the University of Oxford in 1996. Our aim is to contribute to health and healthcare in the UK and internationally, by conducting research on economic aspects of health and disease, the costs and benefits of prevention and treatment, and the design and evaluation of health systems.

Latest publications

BMI and Cause‐Specific Hospital Admissions and Costs: The UK Biobank Cohort Study
O’Halloran R. et al, (2020), Obesity
Economic evaluation of factorial trials: cost-utility analysis of the AFORRD 2x2x2 factorial trial of atorvastatin, omega-3 fish oil and action-planning
DAKIN H. et al, (2020), Value in Health
The work of older people and their informal caregivers in managing an acute health event in a hospital at home or hospital inpatient setting
Makela P. et al, (2020), Age and Ageing
Incidence, risk factors, and health service burden of sequelae of Campylobacter and Non-typhoidal Salmonella infections in England, 2000-2015: a retrospective cohort study using linked electronic health records
VIOLATO M. et al, (2020), Journal of Infection
A mixed methods study of clinicians’ perspectives on barriers to implementation of Treat to Target in psoriatic arthritis
Dures E. et al, (2020), the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Mixed methods study of clinicians’ perspectives on barriers to implementation of treat to target in psoriatic arthritis
Dures E. et al, (2020), Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Addressing Challenges of Economic Evaluation in Precision Medicine Using Dynamic Simulation Modeling
Marshall DA. et al, (2020), Value in Health

HERC & BRC Bursary Scheme

Since 2015, HERC has been in collaboration with the Research Education and Training Group at the Biomedical Research Council (BRC) and has supported over 30 funded places to attend our Health Economics Short Courses.

For more information on how to apply for these bursaries please visit the Oxford BRC website HERE