Professor & Director of the Centre of Health Economics, University of York, UK. Interest in health technology assessment & pharmaceutical policy. Views my own.

York UK
Joined April 2010
The Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) is a global community of researchers, clinicians, and policymakers dedicated to improving health outcomes through rigorous, evidence-based decision science. smdm.org/ #SMDM #MedicalDecisionMaking #HealthPolicy
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It was with great sadness that CHE learned that our former colleague, Ken Wright, passed away on 15 March. Ken was one of the five founding senior researchers when CHE was set up and he was Deputy Director for many years when Alan Maynard was Director. 🔗tinyurl.com/sw4ku2vj
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Turn complex decision models into actionable insights📊 Our Decision Modelling Foundation short course will teach you to build, analyse, and apply models in Excel or R for real-world health economic decisions. Learn more: tinyurl.com/zytmkkw6 #HealthEconomics #HTA
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CHE’s Head of Department, Prof @MJSculpher, will be speaking at #NICEConf26! On 17 March, he will join a panel on international collaboration to develop #HTA methods. Join us & @NICEComms 🔗 Register : bit.ly/49PQxGd 🔎 Learn more: bit.ly/4iApctH
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How do we make good decisions when the evidence is incomplete, the future uncertain, and values diverge? Don't miss out this live debate on drug pricing, value and innovation with CHE's Professor Karl Claxton and Professor @MJSculpher at the 2026 SMDM Annual Meeting. More🔽
🔥 New Program Highlight! Join us at #SMDM2026 for a live debate on drug pricing, value, and innovation featuring Tomas Philipson (UChicago) and Karl Claxton (York). Moderated by Mark Sculpher, with panelists from government, industry & academia. A session you won’t want to miss.
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60% of the UK’s 60k annual hospital admissions for asthma are linked to improper use of medication. 🔍 New research shows that improving adherence could: ✔ Reduce >100,000 exacerbation events ✔ Improve symptom control ✔ Save the NHS ~£59m 🔗tinyurl.com/u3a63u72
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Strengthen your decision-making in #HTA🚀 Join the AMEEHTA 2026 workshop for analysts, managers & policymakers to learn advanced #EconomicEvaluation methods. 📅 23 Feb - 24 April 2026 💻 Flexible online learning with expert-led sessions Register: york.ac.uk/che/courses/ameeh…
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What impact did our research have in 2024? 📊 CHE’s 2024 Annual Report showcases a year of innovative research and policy impact in #HealthEconomics in the UK and globally. Includes research summaries, events, spotlights, courses & publications. 🔗york.ac.uk/che/outputs/annua…
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Applications are now open for a fully funded #PhDStudentship 2026/27 at CHE! 📚 Work with experts and shape #HealthPolicy.🏥 Apply by 30 Jan 2026. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4f5cd8um #HealthEconomics #ResearchOpportunity #YorkUni #HTA #PhD #UKPhD #AcademicTwitter
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Can well-designed payment systems improve hospital care? 💡 Our latest Research Summary explores the @NHSuk #BestPracticeTariff and shows how linking payments to evidence-based care improves both care and coordination across hospital teams. Read more: tinyurl.com/bddnze2a
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💊 Over 9M people in the #US skip their medicines each year because they can’t afford them. Trump’s new deal with Pfizer promises cheaper drugs — but could it raise prices elsewhere and harm #GlobalHealth? Beth Woods explains: tinyurl.com/58fhhtbr #TrumpRx #HealthEconomics
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⏰Final reminder! Don’t miss Prof. Oonagh Smyth, CEO of @skillsforcare, at the @REALSupplyUnit Health Economics & Policy Seminar on #AdultSocialCare next week. 📅 Thu 16 Oct 2025 | 10–11am BST 📍 In-person @UniOfYork & online 🎟️ Free: tinyurl.com/yj5cn87n #HealthPolicy
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CHE welcomes Dr Itamar Megiddo!🎉 Dr Megiddo joins the #GlobalHealth research group as Reader in #HealthEconomics, bringing expertise in systems thinking, modelling, and health #EconomicEvaluation. 📖 Read more: tinyurl.com/ysxhk8cy
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Last chance to register for Monday's session from the ESSENCE-III project! Hear about how economic modelling can approach costs and benefits for Social Care decision making lse.zoom.us/webinar/register… #SocialCare #HealthEconomics #EconomicModelling #ESSENCEproject #NIHR #PublicHealth
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Stay up to date with CHE!📱 Join our mailing list to receive updates on our latest research, upcoming events, and key developments in health economics in the UK and beyond.💻 Sign up today: tinyurl.com/CHE-Outputs #HealthEconomics #HealthPolicy #AcademicTwitter
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Join a unique academic conference #HESGYork2026 📝 Pre-circulated papers (no slides) ⏳ 1-hr discussant-led sessions 📊 Topics: All areas of #HealthEconomics ⏰ Abstract deadline: 29 Sept 2025 Submit your abstract: tinyurl.com/33r46mcp More info: tinyurl.com/mry9h7r9
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Last week, we welcomed Dr Nao Yamamoto to CHE!🤝 Dr Yamamoto shared her research on the #MIGHTI model, a Python-based framework simulating health & disease dynamics across populations, with applications in #Eswatini.📊🇸🇿 Thank you for the insightful seminar! #HealthEconomics
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How can we make better health care funding decisions with limited data? 📊 Info-sharing in health technology assessments can help but the method used makes all the difference. 🔍 Read more: tinyurl.com/4vdjcdub #HealthResearch #HealthcarePolicy #EvidenceBasedPolicy
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Distributional Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (DCEA) online course - either 5 week live online from 20 Oct - 20 Nov 2025, or on-demand self-study dcea.he-evalcourses.com The course covers methods for analysing equity impacts of health programmes & trade-offs with cost-effectiveness.
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📣 Registration is now open for the #CHEPolicyForum2025! 💬𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 🗓 2 Oct | 2–3.30pm | In person & online 🎟 Register: tinyurl.com/4u7jzwsf #HealthEconomics #HealthPolicy
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