13 March 2023
Integrated Care Systems- the Great Expectation?
In this guest blog post, Sally Markwell, senior lecturer within the Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery (Oxford Brookes University), explores how working together across Integrated Care Systems moves us […]
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6 March 2023
Evaluating robotic surgery in the NHS
With advancements in technology offering increasingly versatile options for use of robotic surgery in the NHS, it’s important that we understand the potential impact these techniques could have for the […]
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3 March 2023
Join our team – Lead Health Economist
***READVERTISEMENT*** We are looking for someone that is passionate, kind and enthusiastic about using data to transform healthcare to join us as a Lead Health Economist (Band 8a). Applications are now […]
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23 January 2023
***READVERTISED*** The application process has closed. We are currently reviewing applications. We are hiring a passionate and forward-thinking Lead Health Economist (Band 8a) for a fixed-term contract to 1 April […]
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17 January 2023
The role of health economics and a framework for resource allocation in PHM
The Health Economics Unit, in partnership with the Midlands Decision Support Network, have been working with the team at Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) on Population Health Management […]
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22 November 2022
Population health management: How systems work together
This online training session during day 3 of Insight 2022 brings together Population Health Management experts Andi Orlowski, of the Health Economics Unit, and Sally Markwell of Oxford Brookes, to look at the underlying […]
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7 November 2022
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) hold some of the richest data in health and care which can tell us a great deal about our local populations and their needs. However, faced […]
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21 October 2022
Two participants from the 10,000 Black Interns programme speak about their time working at the Health Economics Unit during 2022. Students Aderayo Onipede and Victor Eze-Ukaegbu spent the summer working […]
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17 October 2022
With the launch of the Population Health Data and Analytics Centre of Excellence (PHDA CoE), AnalystX* has created the first comprehensive curriculum for health and care data professionals and analysts […]
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13 October 2022
We are hiring a creative and passionate Lead Data Scientist (Band 8a) The application deadline is currently 31 October 2022. You’ll have experience working in a big data environment, deploying […]
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16 June 2022
HEU’s Jack Ettinger to speak at the HIMSS European Health Conference
Jack Ettinger, Senior Health Economist at the Health Economics Unit (HEU), will be speaking and joining a panel discussion at the HIMSS European Health Conference and Exhibition in Helsinki, Finland, […]
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15 June 2022
AphA mentorship programme aims to strengthen analyst community
Launched in April 2021, the Association of Professional Healthcare Analysts’ (AphA) mentorship programme is designed to connect mentors and mentees across the NHS and public sector. Aligning to AphA’s professionalisation […]
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30 March 2022
In our ever-pulsating digital world, it feels like there is infinite shelf space for more and more content. In this blog Matt Grek explains the Health Economics Unit approach to […]
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7 February 2022
Andi Orlowski becomes AphA president
Announcing the appointment of Andi Orlowski as President of the Association of professional healthcare analysts (AphA) for the period January 2022 to December 2022. Andi, who formally took the post […]
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21 January 2022
Population Health Finance: Why allocative efficiency should be embedded in NHS finance processes
One of the key principles in economics is scarcity. There is not enough resource to meet all needs. As healthcare professionals, we can all recognise this theory. Given scarcity exists […]
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14 January 2022
Bridging the Impactibility Gap: New Review Published
The Health Economics Unit (HEU) has published a new BMJ Open paper exploring how Impactibility can bridge the gap in population health management. The paper details a systematic review of […]
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5 January 2022
HEU hiring Senior Health Economist
This vacancy has now closed. Thanks to all who expressed an interest in our Senior Health Economist role. More information about how to join us. We are the Health Economics […]
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27 December 2021
This vacancy has now closed. Thanks to all who expressed an interest in our Chief Analyst role. More information about how to join us. ***We were hiring for a brand […]
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16 December 2021
Levelling up for the future: the impact of COVID on cancer care
Andi Orlowski, Director at the Health Economics Unit (HEU), and his colleague Heather Humphreys joined DATA-CAN’s James Peach, Deborah Lancaster (former Head of Market Access, Novartis UK) and Heather Moses […]
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13 December 2021
PULSE PCN insights Winter 2021
In April 2021 PULSE magazine launched PULSE PCN as a the new hub containing information for primary care network clinical directors. They’ve just interviewed Andi Orlowski for the Winter 2021 […]
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10 December 2021
And the winner is… causal inference!
This year’s Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded today, with Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens being recognised for their contributions to the analysis of causal relationships. Here Bruno […]
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25 October 2021
The NHS-R Community is running its fourth annual conference during the first two weeks of November 2021. The conference promotes the use of R in the NHS and takes place […]
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21 October 2021
Watch the debate as experts from the NHS, National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and academia discuss the challenges of finding value through efficiency and allocating resources appropriately. […]
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15 October 2021
We do incredible work every day in health and care, not just those on the frontlines, but also analysts, economists, communications professionals and everyone who is working behind the scenes […]
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10 September 2021
How population health analytics can influence change
As the NHS braces itself for a surge of patients who have been putting their health issues to one side during the COVID-19 pandemic, what can be done to target […]
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3 September 2021
Expert Machine Learning Course for ICS Analysts
Integrated Care System (ICS) analysts are being offered the opportunity to learn today’s most in-demand machine learning skills from experts. The course, which would usually cost analysts £1,470 to attend, […]
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31 August 2021
Professor Gwyn Bevan on the STAR approach
Professor Gwyn Bevan has been instrumental in the development of the STAR (Socio-technical allocation of resource) approach to allocative efficiency. Health Economics Unit (HEU) director Andi Orlowski recently had the […]
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26 August 2021
There’s still time to enter the machine learning challenge
Do you and your team have the coding and maths skills to help the NHS recover from the pandemic? If you believe you do then don’t miss out – you’ve […]
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19 August 2021
HEU responds to government’s new data strategy
On 23 June 2021, the UK government published a draft of its new national data strategy: Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data. Given that the main […]
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16 August 2021
It’s all about creating collaboration…
In recent months, the Health Economics Unit (HEU) has been supporting Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust on developing a case for the long-term provision of cleaners, porters and catering staff […]
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9 August 2021
Real-world data as an effective response to COVID pressures in critical care
Jonathon Dean, Critical Care Hub doctor from Barts Health NHS Trust, is a member of the North East London Critical Care Hub, a group created in response to COVID. Here, […]
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30 July 2021
Using data to help fight high stroke rates in Hounslow
Dr Sadia Khan, Consultant Cardiologist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has been working with us to investigate whether a local quality improvement initiative has impacted on hospital admissions […]
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12 July 2021
Developing ground-breaking innovation in Machine Learning
We are working with the AnalystX Machine Learning Strategic Partners to transform the way the NHS and health systems around the world use machine learning to improve patient outcomes. The […]
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9 July 2021
Population health management: the time is now
We are always delighted to collaborate with our brilliant partners. We recently joined forces with colleagues from Novartis UK and NHS Nottingham & Nottinghamshire CCG on an article for the […]
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29 June 2021
HEU supports NHS knowledge sharing on an international scale
Anthony Anandan, an experienced life sciences and healthcare consultant, recently supported HEU in bringing together a team of NHS experts to deliver workshops on payment systems, tariffs, and value for […]
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28 June 2021
Embracing digital data is key to bring health products to market
Adopting a forward-thinking approach to digital technology – and the opportunities it offers for data collection – will become increasingly vital for companies looking to see their products incorporated by […]
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7 June 2021
Shining a light on the NHS data analytics ‘stockpile of awesomeness’
Andi Orlowski of the Health Economics Unit (HEU) and the Association of Professional Healthcare Analysts (AphA) recently joined John McConnell on the ‘Fika: The Leadership’ podcast. The podcast features contributors […]
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1 June 2021
Six months of the Health Economics Unit
Launched in October 2020 the Health Economics Unit supports health system and industry leaders to make evidence-based decisions when it comes to designing services to best meet the needs of […]
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25 May 2021
Developing collaboration between the NHS and industry partners
It’s no secret the NHS needs industry to develop innovation, but industry must understand the needs of the NHS in order to provide solutions. Head of Data and Analytics Julia […]
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19 May 2021
Machine learning challenge launch
On 19 May 2021 and working with NHS England & NHS Improvement (NHSEI) and NHSX we launched the AnalystX machine learning challenge. Creating a predictive model that will help the […]
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13 May 2021
Investigating why patients stop taking their lifesaving medication for atrial fibrillation
A recent systematic review into oral anticoagulation therapy (OAC) for atrial fibrillation has shown that more investigation is needed into the reasons why a high number of patients stop taking […]
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6 May 2021
Join us for data linkage workshop
We are hosting a series of NHS England commissioned workshops during May 2021 to help develop a ‘how-to guide’ for data-linkage, connecting health and social care datasets. If you are […]
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30 April 2021
KID and KeRNEL: integrated data resources for health and care research
The Health Economics Unit (HEU) is working with the integrated data team that works collaboratively across Kent and Medway to promote and facilitate access to its extensive integrated dataset for […]
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26 April 2021
We are hiring Health Economists
We are the Health Economics Unit and we deliver impactful insights that power the future development of health and care delivery. We are growing fast and looking to hire great […]
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21 April 2021
On 19 May 2021 we will launch the Machine Learning competition with Analyst X, NHSX and NHS England and NHS Improvement. The challenge looks at harnessing the power of Machine […]
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21 April 2021
Precision Medicine: Empowering the Patient Event
Recent advances in genomics, imaging and biomarkers are translating into the development and use of increasing specific therapeutics — medicines that target individual pathways to modify the course of disease, […]
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7 April 2021
Health Economics Unit and Strategy Unit appointed to support New Hospitals Programme
The Health Economics Unit, working in collaboration with the Strategy Unit, have been appointed to support the Department for Health and Social Care’s ‘New Hospitals Programme‘. We will be acting as […]
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30 March 2021
Data and solving the health inequalities commissioning conundrum
It has been 50 years since Julian Tudor Hart published his article The Inverse Care Law,1 and while many things have changed, it seems that much has not. In the […]
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29 March 2021
Midlands Analyst Network Huddle – Population Health Management Introduction
On 25 March 2021 Andi Orloswki joined the Midlands Analysts Network ‘Huddle’ to give an overview of Population Health Management (PHM). The session was designed as a useful and informative […]
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26 March 2021
This report by Carnall Farrar brings together quantitative data on cancer from the start of the pandemic up to the position as of Spring 2021, with the findings from interviews […]
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