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Centre for Health Economics CHE's research has influenced policy and practice for over 30 years and our aim is to provide the high quality, rigorous and relevant research necessary

Discover CHE’s research themes🔎Our research provides evidence and analytical frameworks to help policymakers make inform...
20/10/2026

Discover CHE’s research themes🔎

Our research provides evidence and analytical frameworks to help policymakers make informed decisions about the allocation of resources across health and healthcare.

In our recently published Annual Report 2025, we spotlight CHE’s research themes, showcasing the breadth of our work and the key questions driving our work.

Read our latest Annual Report 2025 to explore our research theme highlights: https://www.york.ac.uk/che/outputs/annual-reports/

Our CHE Annual Report 2025 is out now, showcasing a year of research impact, collaboration and achievement.🌍 Some of our...
08/10/2026

Our CHE Annual Report 2025 is out now, showcasing a year of research impact, collaboration and achievement.🌍

Some of our 2024/25 highlights include:

🔷250+ citations of CHE research in policy documents worldwide
🔷150+ citations of CHE research by UK organisations, including NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NHS England Digital Professionland and Department of Health and Social Care
🔷27 new grants awarded, totalling approximately £14.4m
🔷160+ citations of CHE by international organisations
🔷275 short-course participants from 44 nationalities

The report also highlights CHE research on health inequalities, antimicrobial resistance, NHS primary care and healthcare quality in low- and middle-income countries.

We also celebrated the renewal of our Athena Swan Silver Award and an Inclusive Impact Award for the Thanzi Programme’s cross-boundary collaboration in Africa.

Read the Annual Report and discover how CHE research is contributing to better health and healthcare decisions: https://www.york.ac.uk/che/outputs/annual-reports/

Do longer waits for surgery lead to poorer outcomes?⏳New CHE research explores whether longer waiting times for hip and ...
07/10/2026

Do longer waits for surgery lead to poorer outcomes?⏳

New CHE research explores whether longer waiting times for hip and knee replacement surgery affect patient outcomes.

Using NHS and private hospital data from before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers looked at patient-reported health, hospital stays and emergency readmissions.

The findings suggest that longer waits had very limited effects on outcomes. No effects were found on health status six months after surgery or emergency readmissions, and the impact on hospital length of stay was minimal.

While this provides some reassurance, waiting still means patients live with poorer health for longer, so reducing waiting times remains an important policy priority.

Read the full research summary 🔽https://www.york.ac.uk/che/outputs/research-summaries/

Meet Alex Rollinger, Project Manager for the Thanzi Programme at CHE 👋Alex helps keep the Thanzi Programme running day t...
06/10/2026

Meet Alex Rollinger, Project Manager for the Thanzi Programme at CHE 👋

Alex helps keep the Thanzi Programme running day to day, working with colleagues and partners across Malawi, Uganda and the wider Southern and East Africa region.

Her role covers everything from project governance, budgets and reporting to coordinating events and working with international partners, all in support of research aimed at improving population health and reducing health inequalities.

Find out more about Alex, her career journey and what she does at CHE: https://www.york.ac.uk/che/news/news-2026/spotlight-alex-rollinger/

Build the skills to analyse the equity impacts of health programmes and trade-offs with cost-effectiveness📊Learn to asse...
02/10/2026

Build the skills to analyse the equity impacts of health programmes and trade-offs with cost-effectiveness📊

Learn to assess the equity impacts of health programmes and their trade-offs with cost-effectiveness in our five-week Distributional Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (DCEA) short course.

Learn from experts who developed many of the methods and resources now used internationally.

📅 19 October–20 November 2026
💻 Live online teaching, interactive sessions and practical exercises
💬 Weekly Q&A to support your learning
👥 Designed for health economists and health professionals with experience in health economic evaluation

Can’t attend live? An on-demand version is also available.

Explore the course and register: https://dcea.he-evalcourses.com/

Congratulations to CHE researchers Shainur Premji, PhD Premji and Simon Walker, who have been recognised alongside Cardi...
30/09/2026

Congratulations to CHE researchers Shainur Premji, PhD Premji and Simon Walker, who have been recognised alongside Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd Violence Research Group in the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) Impact Prizes 2026! 👏

Their collaborative research evaluates Violence Prevention Teams (VPTs) in hospital emergency departments, contributing to the evidence on how healthcare settings can help prevent violence.

The team is one of seven recognised this year for research delivering transformative contributions to the UK's health and wealth. 🏩

Learn more about the research group's work and award: https://www.york.ac.uk/che/news/news-2026/vpt-nihr-award/

Earlier this month, we welcomed participants to CHE for our three-day, in-person Advanced Statistical Methods for Health...
29/09/2026

Earlier this month, we welcomed participants to CHE for our three-day, in-person Advanced Statistical Methods for Health Technology Assessment short course, led by Professor Andrea Manca. 📊

Through taught sessions and practical exercises, participants explored advanced statistical methods for analysing patient-level data used in cost-effectiveness analysis and HTA. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Interested in developing your skills in Health Economics? Explore CHE’s upcoming short courses and find the right course for you: https://www.york.ac.uk/che/courses/

We are delighted to announce that Beth Woods has been appointed as Professor at CHE!🎉This appointment recognises her inf...
29/09/2026

We are delighted to announce that Beth Woods has been appointed as Professor at CHE!🎉

This appointment recognises her influential research at the intersection of economics and health policy.

Congratulations, Professor Woods!

🔗 Read more about her work and research impact: https://www.york.ac.uk/che/news/news-2026/prof-beth-woods/

Stay up to date with CHE!📱Join our mailing list to receive updates on our latest research, upcoming events, and key deve...
28/09/2026

Stay up to date with CHE!📱

Join our mailing list to receive updates on our latest research, upcoming events, and key developments in in the UK and beyond: tinyurl.com/CHE-Outputs

CHE’s Itamar Megiddo recently participated in the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis Conference, held at Leeds Leeds Univ...
28/09/2026

CHE’s Itamar Megiddo recently participated in the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis Conference, held at Leeds Leeds University Business School 💬

Itamar joined a roundtable discussion on “Valuing Quality-Adjusted Life Years in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Benefit-Cost Analysis”, alongside researchers from institutions across the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.

The session brought together researchers with related expertise, including those who use cost-effectiveness analysis to address health care interventions and those who use benefit-cost analysis to address interventions outside the health care system.

The conference provided a forum for researchers and policymakers to exchange ideas and advance the theory and application of benefit-cost analysis.

Read more about Itamar's research: https://www.york.ac.uk/che/people/itamar-megiddo/

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