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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 36 - August 2021

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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.

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.

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

Daily life and challenges faced by households with permanent childhood developmental disability in rural Tanzania – a qualitative study
Castellani J. et al, (2021), Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities
Valuing child and adolescent health: A qualitative study on different perspectives and priorities taken by the adult general public
RIVERO ARIAS O., (2021), Medical Decision Making
Performance of the UKPDS Outcomes Model 2 in a contemporary UK type 2 diabetes trial cohort
Keng MJ. et al, (2021), Value in Health
The role of locum GPs in antibiotic prescribing and stewardship: a mixed-methods study
BOREK A. et al, (2021), British Journal of General Practice
Impact of Delta on viral burden and vaccine effectiveness against new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the UK
Pouwels KB. et al, (2021)
Appraisal of patient-level health economic models of severe mental illness: systematic review
Altunkaya J. et al, (2021), The British Journal of Psychiatry, 1 - 12
Is Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment hospital at home a cost-effective alternative to hospital admission for older people?
Singh S. et al, (2021), Age and Ageing

HERC & Oxford NIHR BRC - RESEARCH TRAINING Bursary Scheme

Since 2015, HERC has been in collaboration with the Research Education and Training Group at the Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Council (Oxford NIHR 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 NIHR BRC website