The Office of Health Economics (OHE) is a research and consultancy company and registered charity based in

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

History

The OHE was founded in 1962, making it one of the oldest institutions in the field of

health economics Health economics is a branch of economics concerned with issues related to efficiency, effectiveness, value and behavior in the production and consumption of health and healthcare. Health economics is important in determining how to improv ...

. It was established by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry to: * commission and undertake research on the economics of health and health care, * collect and analyse health and health care data for the UK and other countries, * disseminate the results of its work and stimulate discussion of them and their policy implications. In 2016, the OHE became a charity.

Notable works

The OHE conducts work for clients across different sectors, including the UK's

Department of Health A health department or health ministry is a part of government which focuses on issues related to the general health of the citizenry. Subnational entities, such as states, counties and cities, often also operate a health department of their ow ...

References

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