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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

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.

HERC Newsletter - Issue 33 - November 2020

New Look HERC Newsletter - Issue 33 - November 2020 AVAILABLE NOW!!!

HERC and COVID-19

Despite the practical challenges we are all facing, several members of the HERC team have been able to use their skills and experience to contribute to the scientific evidence base on COVID-19.

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

Preferences for Medical Consultations from Online Providers: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment in the United Kingdom
BUCHANAN J. et al, (2021), Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
Prevalence and factors associated with multimorbidity among primary care patients with decreased renal function
HIRST J. et al, (2021), PLoS One
Valuing EQ-5D-Y-3L health states using a discrete choice experiment: do adult and adolescent preferences differ?
RIVERO ARIAS O., (2021), Medical Decision Making
Cost-effectiveness of bilateral versus single internal thoracic artery grafts at ten years.
GRAY A. et al, (2021), European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
Tratamento cirúrgico e resultados obtidos nas fraturas proximais do fémur no idoso: uma pandemia para o século XXI
Pedro JR. et al, (2020), Revista Portuguesa de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
The duration, dynamics and determinants of SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses in individual healthcare workers
Lumley SF. et al, (2020), Clinical Infectious Diseases
Community prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in England from April to November, 2020: results from the ONS Coronavirus Infection Survey
POUWELS K. et al, (2020), Lancet Public 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