HERC Short Courses in Health Economics
HERC currently offers two courses in health economics for external participants. Places are available on the one day 'Introduction to Health Economic Evaluation' course taking place in April 2018 and the three day 'Applied Methods of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis' course taking place in July 2018.
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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.
Read moreHERC Newsletter - Issue 22 OUT NOW!
The February 2018 edition of the HERC newsletter is now available (click image to download)
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The Nuffield Department of Population Health has a full-time three year DPhil programme intended to train new researchers in Population Health.
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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
Read moreThe 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
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Comparing the Efficacy of a Mobile Phone-Based Blood Glucose Management System With Standard Clinic Care in Women With Gestational Diabetes: Randomized Controlled Trial
Clifton LA., (2018), JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2018;6(3):e71
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Preference-based measures to obtain health state utility values for use in economic evaluations with child-based populations: a review and UK-based focus group assessment of patient and parent choices.
Wolstenholme JL. et al, (2018), Qual Life Res
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An examination of user costs in relation to smokers using a cessation service based in the UK.
Walker N. et al, (2018), BMC Health Serv Res, 18
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Recruitment to the "Breast-Activity and Healthy Eating After Diagnosis" (B-AHEAD) Randomized Controlled Trial.
Pegington M. et al, (2018), Integr Cancer Ther, 17, 131 - 137
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Are whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing approaches cost-effective? A systematic review of the literature.
Schwarze K. et al, (2018), Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics
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Computerised interpretation of the fetal heart rate during labour: a randomised controlled trial (INFANT).
Brocklehurst P. et al, (2018), Health Technol Assess, 22, 1 - 186
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Supporting prostate cancer survivors in primary care: Findings from a pilot trial of a nurse-led psycho-educational intervention (PROSPECTIV).
Watson EK. et al, (2018), Eur J Oncol Nurs, 32, 73 - 81
Latest news
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Job Opportunity: Senior Researcher in Health Economics
26 February 2018
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HERC Newsletter - Issue 22 OUT NOW!
22 February 2018
Forthcoming HERC Courses
Introduction to Health Economic Evaluation
- 19 OCTOBER 2018, Oxford. Booking will be open soon.
Applied Methods of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
- 11-13 JULY 2018, Oxford. Booking now open.
- December, 2018 Date to be confirmed
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