Welcome to Economic Lens
Here we explore health topics through a health economics lens for economists and non-economists alike.
Whether you are a health economist, work within a health system, an innovator trying to enter or just an active citizen engaged with their health outcomes, we should have an article for you…
Economic Workforce Planning: Treating People as Assets, Not Costs
In this article, we’ll argue that, despite recent history, treating healthcare staff as a cost and not an asset needs to be reversed when developing...
Spring Statement 2022: Opportunity or Threat to Public Health?
There is a compelling case for the Chancellor to restore real spending levels on public health and illness prevention in England in his Spring...
Workforce Planning and Economic Value
Workforce planning in health isn’t just about getting the numbers right, it is about maximising the economic value of our health and care...
The Economic Value of a Healthy Health Workforce
Health professionals are expensive to train, recruit, and provide cover for when absent. We look at the economic cost to the health system when they...
Do Health System Efficiency Targets Give Economic Efficiency A Bad Name
Efficiency targets for integrated health systems can be counter-productive. Here we explore the different types of health system economic...
Economics and Value Based Healthcare
When setting health system goals, let’s think beyond the Value based healthcare triple aim and look at personal value, technical value, allocative...
The Economics of Health Spending: How Much is Enough?
Global health spending is expected to increase by 38% by 2050. In this blog, we ask what is driving that growth, how is it financed, and is it...
The Economic Impact of Mental Health & Covid-19
There are huge economic costs arising from individuals living with mental health conditions. These have likely been exacerbated by...
The Economics behind “Fair Shares” Funding Formulae for Health Services
Government funded health services account for around 60% of health expenditure.
The Economics of Preventative Healthcare
On the face of it, raising taxes on products which harm health is likely to be a win-win. Why are the economics of preventative healthcare a little...
Integrated Care Systems & Financial Flows
The new integrated care systems being established across England have ambitious goals to improve health and wellbeing outcomes.
The Economic Value of Personal Wellbeing
According to a study conducted by O.C. Tanner in the 2022 Global Culture Report, only 49% of employees in the UK feel a sense of personal wellbeing...
Integrated Care Systems: What is the evidence?
Across the world, there is a growing consensus that Integrated Care Systems and People-Centred Care have the potential to deliver significant...
What is a Health Economist: 10 ways they can help
What is a Health Economist? A health economist is someone who is an expert in applying the principles of economics to healthcare. They use...
£38bn per annum: A comprehensive economic cost of child poverty in the UK
Cost of Child Poverty in the UK How many children live in poverty in the UK? "For the 3.9 million children in the UK living in poverty, the soaring...
Health Financing Explained: Revenue Sources
Health financing is a critical enabler of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It ensures that people can access the universal coverage…
Health Financing Explained: Strategic Purchasing
Health financing is a critical enabler of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It ensures that people can access the universal coverage…
Health Financing Explained: Risk Pooling
Health financing is a critical enabler of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It ensures that people can access the universal coverage…
Health Financing Explained: Provider Payment Models
Health financing is a critical enabler of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It ensures that people can access the universal coverage…
What Are Essential Health Benefits? A Simple Guide
Essential Health Benefits: Governments and health insurers use pooled funds to purchase health benefits for their citizens or insured...
What are Levels of Care? A Simple Guide
Levels of care describe the severity of an issue and the kinds of health conditions the doctors treat as well as the specialities that they...
What Are The Different Types of Healthcare Providers? A Simple Guide
This article looks at the ownership structures of the different types of healthcare providers
What are Integrated Care Systems? A Simple Guide
This article provides an overview of what is meant by integrated care, the evidence that supports it as a health system model
What are Health System Goals? A Simple Guide
Health system goals are the objectives that a healthcare system sets to improve the population health and the performance of the health system....
The Economic Value of the Breast Clinician Credential
This project involved the development of a value proposition for the Credential, and an economic model to measure the return on investment of the...
The Health Economics of Patient Safety
Patient safety is a top priority for patients, healthcare professionals, healthcare provider organisations, those that purchase healthcare on behalf...
The Health Economics of Climate Change
Climate change is a public health issue because it threatens the well-being of people around the world. The health economic risks posed by climate...
Wider Determinants of Health Explained
The wider determinants of health are the social, economic and environmental factors that influence our health.
The Economics of Climate Adaptation
There will be opportunities for the UK from climate change. Warmer winters may sound quite appealing at this moment as we look forward to a winter...
Health Inequalities Explained
Health inequalities are differences in health outcomes, access to care and/or health determinants that exist between different population groups due...
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Health Inequalities Explained
Health inequalities are differences in health outcomes, access to care and/or health determinants that exist between different population groups due ... Wider Determinants of Health Explained
The wider determinants of health are the social, economic and environmental factors that influence our health ... The Economics of Climate Adaptation
There will be opportunities for the UK from climate change. Warmer winters may sound quite appealing at this moment as ... What are Health System Goals? A Simple Guide
Health system goals are the objectives that a healthcare system sets to improve the population health and the performance of ...
Health Inequalities Explained
Health inequalities are differences in health outcomes, access to care and/or health determinants that exist between different population groups due ...
Wider Determinants of Health Explained
The wider determinants of health are the social, economic and environmental factors that influence our health ...
The Economics of Climate Adaptation
There will be opportunities for the UK from climate change. Warmer winters may sound quite appealing at this moment as ...
What are Health System Goals? A Simple Guide
Health system goals are the objectives that a healthcare system sets to improve the population health and the performance of ...
Wider Determinants of Health Explained
The wider determinants of health are the social, economic and environmental factors that influence our health ... What are Health System Goals? A Simple Guide
Health system goals are the objectives that a healthcare system sets to improve the population health and the performance of ... The Health Economics of Patient Safety
Patient safety is a top priority for patients, healthcare professionals, healthcare provider organisations, those that purchase healthcare on behalf of ...
Wider Determinants of Health Explained
The wider determinants of health are the social, economic and environmental factors that influence our health ...
What are Health System Goals? A Simple Guide
Health system goals are the objectives that a healthcare system sets to improve the population health and the performance of ...
The Health Economics of Patient Safety
Patient safety is a top priority for patients, healthcare professionals, healthcare provider organisations, those that purchase healthcare on behalf of ...
The Economic Value of the Breast Clinician Credential
This project involved the development of a value proposition for the Credential, and an economic model to measure the return ... What are Integrated Care Systems? A Simple Guide
This article provides an overview of what is meant by integrated care, the evidence that supports it as a health ... What are Levels of Care? A Simple Guide
Levels of care describe the severity of an issue and the kinds of health conditions the doctors treat as well ...
The Economic Value of the Breast Clinician Credential
This project involved the development of a value proposition for the Credential, and an economic model to measure the return ...
What are Integrated Care Systems? A Simple Guide
This article provides an overview of what is meant by integrated care, the evidence that supports it as a health ...
What are Levels of Care? A Simple Guide
Levels of care describe the severity of an issue and the kinds of health conditions the doctors treat as well ...
What Are Essential Health Benefits? A Simple Guide
Essential Health Benefits: Governments and health insurers use pooled funds to purchase health benefits for their citizens or insured populations ... Health Financing Explained: Provider Payment Models
Health financing is a critical enabler of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It ensures that people can access the universal coverage ... Health Financing Explained: Strategic Purchasing
Health financing is a critical enabler of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It ensures that people can access the universal coverage ...
What Are Essential Health Benefits? A Simple Guide
Essential Health Benefits: Governments and health insurers use pooled funds to purchase health benefits for their citizens or insured populations ...
Health Financing Explained: Provider Payment Models
Health financing is a critical enabler of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It ensures that people can access the universal coverage ...
Health Financing Explained: Strategic Purchasing
Health financing is a critical enabler of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It ensures that people can access the universal coverage ...
What is a Health Economist: 10 ways they can help
What is a Health Economist? A health economist is someone who is an expert in applying the principles of economics ... The Economic Value of Personal Wellbeing
According to a study conducted by O.C. Tanner in the 2022 Global Culture Report, only 49% of employees in the ...
What is a Health Economist: 10 ways they can help
What is a Health Economist? A health economist is someone who is an expert in applying the principles of economics ...
The Economic Value of Personal Wellbeing
According to a study conducted by O.C. Tanner in the 2022 Global Culture Report, only 49% of employees in the ...
Health Inequalities Explained
Health inequalities are differences in health outcomes, access to care and/or health determinants that exist between different population groups due ... Wider Determinants of Health Explained
The wider determinants of health are the social, economic and environmental factors that influence our health ... The Economics of Climate Adaptation
There will be opportunities for the UK from climate change. Warmer winters may sound quite appealing at this moment as ...
Health Inequalities Explained
Health inequalities are differences in health outcomes, access to care and/or health determinants that exist between different population groups due ...
Wider Determinants of Health Explained
The wider determinants of health are the social, economic and environmental factors that influence our health ...
The Economics of Climate Adaptation
There will be opportunities for the UK from climate change. Warmer winters may sound quite appealing at this moment as ...
The Economic Value of the Breast Clinician Credential
This project involved the development of a value proposition for the Credential, and an economic model to measure the return ... The Economic Impact of Mental Health & Covid-19
There are huge economic costs arising from individuals living with mental health conditions. These have likely been exacerbated by Covid-19 ... The Economic Value of a Healthy Health Workforce
Health professionals are expensive to train, recruit, and provide cover for when absent. We look at the economic cost to ...
The Economic Value of the Breast Clinician Credential
This project involved the development of a value proposition for the Credential, and an economic model to measure the return ...
The Economic Impact of Mental Health & Covid-19
There are huge economic costs arising from individuals living with mental health conditions. These have likely been exacerbated by Covid-19 ...
The Economic Value of a Healthy Health Workforce
Health professionals are expensive to train, recruit, and provide cover for when absent. We look at the economic cost to ...
Economics and Value Based Healthcare
When setting health system goals, let’s think beyond the Value based healthcare triple aim and look at personal value, technical ...
Economics and Value Based Healthcare
When setting health system goals, let’s think beyond the Value based healthcare triple aim and look at personal value, technical ...