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York Health Economics Consortium provides consultancy and research in Health Economics for the NHS, Pharmaceutical and Health Care Industries
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🌟 Meet Barbara Uzdzinska: Senior Research Consultant at YHEC

Barbara brings a blend of NHS experience and health-economics expertise to YHEC’s NHS consulting work.

Learn more about her work and YHEC’s support for healthcare systems and the public sector: www.yhec.co.uk/resource/mee...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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What’s new at YHEC?

The latest YHEC newsletter is out today! It brings together our new publications, methodological insights and project highlights.

Explore the full newsletter: createsend.com/t/y-789DF553...

Subscribe here: confirmsubscription.com/h/y/04F61A47...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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YHEC’s research continues to inform national policy discussions. Today, YHEC's Nick Hex and Hannah Ross are presenting the findings of their report on medicines optimisation at a UK Parliamentary Roundtable hosted by Sadik Al-Hassan MP.

Read more: www.npa.co.uk/media/p3qbuv...
November 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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How might a new digital device transform the economics of chest drainage management? YHEC Senior Research Consultant, Sarah Medland, will explore this question at the upcoming meeting of the Belgium Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (BACTS). See you there!

#BACTS #CardioThoracics
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November 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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How does the movement of digital technology services to the community impact their value?

On 20 November, YHEC's Hayden Holmes, will be presenting at the Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Diagnostics, Digital, Data and Devices (MEED) Research Forum 2025.

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"Graphic in green, white and blue advertising a presentation at a conference. The wording reads “Presentation: A Change in Setting, a Change in Value: A Diagnostic Case Study. Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Diagnostics, Digital, Data and Devices Research Forum 2025. There is a headshot of Hayden Holmes, with the wording: “Hayden Holmes. Director of Digital Health Technologies Consulting” The YHEC logo is in the bottom right hand corner."
November 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Are the leading indicators we rely on improving workplace safety?

A new scoping review, co-authored by YHEC's Deborah Watkins, Emma Bishop, Paul Miller and Rachael McCool, maps the evidence base across 48 studies.

Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#OSH #WorkplaceSafety
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November 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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YHEC Senior Research Consultant, Melissa Pegg, recently took part as a panellist at the 18th European Public Health Conference (ephconference.eu). Melissa shared her expertise on environmental sustainability in health technology assessment (HTA).

Contact us to learn more: yhec.co.uk/contact-us
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November 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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A new study on cost-effective care for haemophilia A in the United States, co-authored by YHEC's Amy Dymond and Will Green, is available. It compares efanesoctocog alfa with extended half-life factor VIII prophylaxis.

www.yhec.co.uk/resources-an...

#HaemophiliaA #BleedingDisorders #RareDiseases
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November 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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UK Research and Innovation is now accepting Expressions of Interest for the Agentic AI Pioneers Prize, offering a share of £1 million. Contact us to find out more about how we can support your bid for the Agentic AI Pioneers Prize: www.yhec.co.uk/contact-us/

#AgenticAI #InnovationFunding #UKRI
"Graphic in white and blue. It shows the YHEC logo large in the centre with the text: Calling all UK organisations developing agentic AI solutions! Expression of interest now open. UK Research and Innovation: The Agentic AI Pioneers Prize. Contact YHEC to find out how we can help with your application: yhec@york.ac.uk"
November 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Are you heading to Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber’s West Yorkshire HealthTech event?

YHEC are there at Leeds United, Elland Road today! Meet Project Director, Robert Malcolm, and Research Consultant, Maisie Green, to discuss the opportunities and challenges shaping the HealthTech landscape.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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We're excited to announce that YHEC's Melissa Pegg will be heading to #ISPOREurope 2025 to drive crucial conversations around environmental sustainability in healthcare. Melissa will lead two issues panels on this topic at ISPOR. Catch her there!

Read more: www.yhec.co.uk/resource/how...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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What are the causes of NHS imaging backlogs and what solutions could help address them?

YHEC Senior Research Consultant, Rachael MacDonald, will be a panellist at the 13th NHS Radiology and Imaging Conference, joining other experts to discuss the key challenges.

www.convenzis.co.uk/events/13th-...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The expanding role of AI in developing clinical outcome assessments was a theme at the ISOQOL conference. While AI offers possibilities, YHEC's Andria Joseph offers key insights on collecting, interpreting and using the underlying data responsibly.

Get in touch: yhec.co.uk/contact-us/.

#ISOQOL2025
The following quote is visible by Andria Joseph (YHEC Project Director): "AI is only as powerful as the data that informs it. It's important to remember that the real value lies in the quality and richness of the data, as well as its relevance to patients' lived experiences. Our continued focus should be on collecting, interpreting and using that data responsibly and meaningfully."
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Can an innovative implant offer better value for money in reflux disease treatment?

YHEC’s Sam Harper and Stuart Mealing have co-authored a study published in BMC Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation.

🔗 Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#HealthEconomics #CostEffectiveness #GERD
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November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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YHEC would like to welcome Charlotte Ahmadu, who joins us as Senior Research Consultant. Welcome, Charlotte!
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October 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Looking for reliable resources in health economics and evidence synthesis? We’ve launched the YHEC Resources Hub, your go-to space for sample economic models, worked examples, insightful blogs, publications and our glossary of essential terminology.

Explore the hub: www.yhec.co.uk/resources-an...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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A new systematic review and meta-analysis, co-authored by the YHEC team, examines the real-world effectiveness of nirsevimab for preventing respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in infants.

Read more: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...

#RSV #EvidenceSynthesis
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October 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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💷 Should NICE revisit its cost-effectiveness threshold? Or is the current £20k-£30k per QALY still fit for purpose?

Read our latest blog on what the threshold really means and why debate about changing it has intensified: www.yhec.co.uk/resource/the...

#HealthEconomics #CostEffectiveness #HTA
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October 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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How do you incorporate health equity into economic evaluation? One option is distributional cost-effectiveness analysis (DCEA). YHEC's Robert Malcolm explains what DCEA is and how it can be critical for health technology assessment.

Contact us: www.yhec.co.uk/contact-us/

#ISPOREurope #DCEA
October 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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With the news that the NHS is launching a new online hospital, virtual wards are a hot topic for value assessment. YHEC has published several papers and reports: www.yhec.co.uk/resources-an...
Read insights from YHEC's Nick Hex: www.yhec.co.uk/resource/how...

#VirtualWards #HealthEconomics
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October 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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YHEC would like to welcome Emre Dixon, who joins us as Research Consultant. Welcome, Emre!
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October 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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💊 New publication alert! YHEC’s Amy Dymond and William Green are co-authors of a new article. The study evaluates the economic impact of self-care with ibuprofen for three conditions: dysmenorrhoea, migraine and acute rhinosinusitis.

Read more: resource-allocation.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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October 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Is true health equity possible without factoring it into economic evaluation? In his latest blog, Rob Malcolm (YHEC Project Director) explains how we can help bring equity and economic evaluation hand-in-hand. Read more: www.yhec.co.uk/resource/put...

#ISPOREurope #HealthEquity #EconomicEvaluation
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October 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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YHEC would like to welcome Emilia Rivett-Jones, who joins us as Research Assistant. Welcome, Emilia!
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October 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Happy World Evidence-Based Healthcare Day! 🌍💡

As a health economic consultancy, our work is driven by robust evidence. This year's theme, "Collaborative Knowledge Communication", captures the essence of what we do. Contact us today at: [email protected]

#WorldEBHCDay #EBHC #EvidenceBasedHealthcare
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October 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM