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Centre for Health Economics

A ground-breaking research institute with global impact.

With around 70 economists, the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) is a research institute with an international profile, producing policy-relevant research that advances the use of health economics to improve population health and wellbeing.

CHE publishes widely and disseminates its research in accessible ways. The Centre seeks to develop health economics through innovative methods research and a series of training courses. We carry out cutting-edge methodological and applied research. We have excellent staff and offer popular workshops and short courses in all aspects of health economics.

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We provide evidence and new ways of thinking which help policymakers allocate limited resources effectively. Health economics isn’t just about evaluating the costs and benefits of a new drug, service or policy. It’s also about understanding the impact of these decisions on patients who miss out when resources are allocated elsewhere, and how the costs and benefits of health and social care are distributed across the population.

Professor Mark Sculpher, Head of Department for the Centre for Health Economics

Shaping health economics since 1983
Policy influence in all continents
We hold the Athena Swan silver award
We are developing the tools of research

Research themes

The health and social care sectors are a major part of society, touching everybody’s lives at some time, employing thousands of people and consuming considerable resources. Investigating the factors that determine our health and well being is key to ensuring the appropriate provision of care.

Difficult decisions have to be made on a daily basis, including: the choice of treatments provided; the way the health and social care system should be organised, paid for and monitored; how to reward the workforce; the role of patients and the public in the health and social care system.

CHE’s research provides analytical frameworks and evidence to guide these decisions, organised across several key themes:

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Our impact

Find out how CHE's research is making a real difference to patients and health practitioners across the world:

Study with us

We offer a range of study options including workshops and short programmes for continuous professional development, and opportunities to study for a PhD.

Find out about our short courses

Find out about our postgraduate programmes

Events and seminars

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Tuesday 14 April 2026 2.10pm

Speaker: Sabin Subedi, University of Strathclyde Glasgow

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Thursday 16 April 2026 2pm

Speaker: George Stoye, Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies

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Thursday 23 April 2026 11.15am

Speaker: Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, Université de Paris

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Thursday 30 April 2026 11am

Speaker: Shan Jiang, Health Economist, Centre for the Health Economy (MUCHE), Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

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Tuesday 5 May 2026 2.10pm

Speakers: Susan O'Meara and Rob Hodgson, CRD University of York

News

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24 March 2026

Professor Simon Walker and Research Fellow Naomi Gibbs joined global health researchers at the COPE-BP Annual Meeting in Turkey, contributing to efforts to improve hypertension care in low-income urban communities.

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23 March 2026

Join CHE for an intensive 3-day workshop on managing and analysing complex NHS England datasets, including Hospital Episode Statistics, Emergency Care Data Sets, and Patient Reported Outcome Measures.

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20 March 2026

It was with great sadness that CHE learned that our former colleague, Ken Wright, passed away on 15th March.

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17 March 2026

Join CHE for an intensive three-day advanced course on applying statistical methods to analyse individual patient-level data for cost-effectiveness analysis at the University of York.

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13 March 2026

The University of York has awarded an Emerita Professorship to Anne Mason from CHE, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to health economics research and policy following her retirement in December 2025.

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11 March 2026

CHE’s latest updates showcase a season of innovation, discussion, and opportunities in health economics.

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10 March 2026

Reader in Global Health, Dr Itamar Megiddo, reflects on his journey into health economics and his research on incorporating health system complexity into economic evaluation at CHE.

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10 March 2026

Read the latest short summaries of CHE's recently published research.