The Section

The purpose of HEDS is to promote excellence in health care resource allocation decisions. HEDS makes major contributions in areas that include the valuation of health, the analysis of health policy, welfare and equity, technology appraisal,evidence synthesis, econometrics and information sciences.

We also lead several national research collaborations, supervise PhD students, contribute to Masters programmes, deliver external training courses and provide input to national committees. Find out more about our activities here or in the most recent issue of our newsletter.

Latest publications

Assessing searches in NICE Single Technology Appraisals: practice and checklist. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 1-8 17 Jun 2013

A systematic review, psychometric analysis and qualitative assessment of Generic Preference-Based Measures of Health in Mental Health Populations and the estimation of mapping functions from widely used specific measures. Healtth Technology Assessment (forthcoming)

Choosing vs. allocating: discrete choice experiments and constant-sum paired comparisons for the elicitation of societal preferences. Health Expect 12 Jun 2013

Consultancy, Innovation & Knowledge Transfer

HEDS delivers a vibrant portfolio of consultancy-funded research to the pharmaceutical and medical devices sector and the NHS. It utilises our broad range of skills and is complemented by tailored training courses covering a full range of research methods, as well as policy issues such as pricing and reimbursement. If you want to discuss any opportunities, please contact the HEDS Director of Consultancy - Jeff Anderson

New HEDS projects

Cannabis cessation therapy for regular cannabis users (HTA Short Report).

Vedolizumab for ulcerative colitis (Single Technology Appraisal).

Nalmefene for reduction of alcohol consumption in alcohol-dependent patients (Single Technology Appraisal)

Section Director

Professor Simon Dixon

Deputy Section Director

Dr Eva Kaltenthaler

HEDS blog

The best way to keep up with our work and our impact on policy is to read the HEDS Blog. With over 10,000 hits from over 60 different countries recent blog posts also feature on Twitter:.

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