About Us

The Health Strategy Forum was an event organised by the University of York on an independent not-for-profit basis, as part of the University's knowledge transfer mission.

The event was held in June 2010 and received extremely positive feedback from delegates and speakers alike.

The University of York: a global leader in evidence informed healthcare

The University of York is the world’s leading centre of excellence in health economics and was ranked joint first in the UK for health services research in the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise.

The University of York has one of the largest concentrations of health policy scholars in the world, with more than 30 professors and 125 other researchers specialising in healthcare and public health policy. Senior staff at the University of York are internationally renowned leaders in evidence informed healthcare, who:

Stand at the forefront of the global research effort in health economics, health services research, and health policy and management.
Profoundly influenced the thinking behind the NHS resource allocation formula, the NHS National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, and other world leading examples of evidence informed healthcare.
Created the NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination – one of the world’s first attempts systematically to identify and communicate evidence about “what works” to policy makers and practitioners.
Pioneer and champion quality metrics and health outcome measurement tools for policymakers and managers nationally and internationally.
Provide evidence informed advice to national and international agencies (e.g. OECD, World Bank, WHO) on all aspects of health policy.

The University of York offers a variety of health leadership and management programmes and continuing professional development (CPD) programmes in health care and other sectors.