The NHS 10-Year Plan outlines a national digital ‘HealthStore’ to provide evidence-based apps. In our latest interview, YHEC's Robert Malcolm considers the opportunities and challenges for the NHS and for digital health innovators. Read more: www.yhec.co.uk/resource/the... #MedTech #NHS10YearPlan

🚨 The NICE cost-effectiveness threshold has changed🚨 Back in October, YHEC's health economics experts published a blog post exploring the threshold debate and its implications. If the latest development has you revisiting your strategy, read our full blog post: www.yhec.co.uk/resource/the...

A new commentary co-authored by YHEC’s Melissa Pegg examines environmental challenges and opportunities in diabetes care. It highlights the need for better data, cross-sector collaboration and consistent life-cycle assessment methods. Read more: tinyurl.com/ymvja2rb

YHEC’s Nick Hex and Hannah Ross joined a parliamentary roundtable hosted by Sadik Al-Hassan MP to present findings from their medicines-optimisation report. The analysis shows that supporting medicines use through community pharmacies may save NHS resources. Read more: www.npa.co.uk/media/p3qbuv...

Last week, YHEC's Andria Joseph presented two posters at the 2025 British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting, focusing on patient-reported outcomes and how they can be can be applied to advance clinical research. Contact us to discuss how YHEC can support your next project: www.yhec.co.uk/contact-us/

New research, co-authored by YHEC’s Chris Bartlett and Lucy Hillcoat, has mapped the UK economic evidence base underpinning the Healthy Child Programme for 5 to 19-year-olds. It reveals significant gaps that limit informed decision-making. Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Evaluating digital health technologies and medical devices is rarely straightforward. For too long, we’ve tried to fit complex innovations into "one drug, one patient" economic models. Find out more from YHEC's Hayden Holmes, Director of DHT Consulting: www.yhec.co.uk/resource/the...

Efanesoctocog alfa shows potential for treating haemophilia A and we're proud to present our cost-effectiveness analysis for this first-in-class Factor VIII therapy in US patients, co-authored by Amy Dymond and Will Green. Watch the video and read more: www.yhec.co.uk/resources-an...

YHEC in the news! An evaluation undertaken by YHEC's Laura Kelly and Ellen Telfer-Thomas made headlines in the Times recently. The analysis looked at the cost-effectiveness of a pioneering new stem-cell treatment for end-stage heart failure. Contact us to find out more: www.yhec.co.uk/contact-us/

🌟 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...

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...

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...

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

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. yhec.co.uk/contact-us

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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-...

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

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

YHEC would like to welcome Charlotte Ahmadu, who joins us as Senior Research Consultant. Welcome, Charlotte!

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...

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

💷 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

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

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

YHEC would like to welcome Emre Dixon, who joins us as Research Consultant. Welcome, Emre!

💊 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....

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

YHEC would like to welcome Emilia Rivett-Jones, who joins us as Research Assistant. Welcome, Emilia!

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

YHEC would like to welcome Rebecca Rosi, who joins us as Research Consultant. Welcome, Rebecca!

YHEC has delivered 16 training courses in 2025, including sessions on meta-analysis, HTA and environmental sustainability and early economic modelling. Our programme for 2025 is now over, but you can contact the team for bespoke training. Visit our website: www.yhec.co.uk/what-we-do/b...

Structured expert elicitation (SEE) is everywhere at the moment in health economics, health technology assessment, and stakeholder engagement – but what is it really? In this short video, YHEC's Andria Joseph breaks it down in simple terms. Find out more from Andria at #ISOQOL and #ISPOREurope

YHEC would like to welcome Elisha Witcomb, who joins us as Research Consultant. Welcome, Elisha!

🎯 Meet the Team: Robert Malcolm, Project Director at YHEC Curious about what it’s like to forge a career in health economics, digital health or population health evaluation? In our latest blog, we sit down with Robert Malcolm. 🔗 Read the full interview: www.yhec.co.uk/resource/mee...

A new article, co-authored by YHEC's Melissa Pegg, has been published. The paper highlights a multistakeholder initiative which aims to integrate environmental impact alongside traditional HTA dimensions such as cost and clinical effectiveness. Read more: www.yhec.co.uk/resources-an...

🏥 The NIHR i4i Product Development Awards are open (deadline: 03 December 2025). YHEC can help strengthen your proposal with the economic, clinical and strategic evidence needed for adoption. 💡 Let’s talk: www.yhec.co.uk/contact-us/

A new paper in PharmacoEconomics - Open by YHEC’s Sarah Medland and Stuart Mealing uses an individual patient-level simulation model to assess the impact of automated vs manual red blood cell exchange in sickle cell disease. Learn more: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #SickleCellDisease

The patient voice isn’t a tick-box - it’s added-value evidence. In her YHEC blog, Andria Joseph looks at the role of patient-reported outcomes in rare diseases: www.yhec.co.uk/resource/pat... Join us at ISOQOL 2025 and ISPOR Europe 2025 for further discussions and insights. #ISOQOL #ISPOREurope

📰 Our latest newsletter is out! Catch up on what’s new at YHEC - from recent publications and upcoming training courses to the latest insights from our team of health economics and evidence synthesis experts. 👉 Read the latest issue here: createsend.com/t/y-B6DC1FA0...

How do international payers view surrogate endpoints in nephrology? We have the details. YHEC's Stuart Mealing attended an international payer workshop in Amsterdam last week to discuss the use of surrogate endpoints from nephrology trials in HTA. Find out what he said about the workshop below.

Cost-effective solutions for diabetes care: YHEC Project Director, Robert Malcolm, offered insights on real-world evidence as part of an expert panel at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. Contact us to find out more about YHEC's work in this important space: yhec.co.uk/contact-us/

🚨 NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) FAST Programme Grant Call is now open! Strengthen your application with support from YHEC. Our expert, multidisciplinary team can help you showcase the clinical and cost-effectiveness of your innovation. More details: www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/i4i-...

A new study, co-authored by YHEC’s William Green, has been published in Parkinson’s Disease. It evaluates the cost-effectiveness of opicapone versus entacapone as add-on therapy for people with Parkinson’s experiencing end-of-dose motor fluctuations. Read more: yhec.co.uk/resources/pu....

YHEC Project Director, Robert Malcolm, is an expert panellist at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna today. He'll be discussing the key issue of using real-world data to assess diabetes technology. Contact us to find out more: yhec.co.uk/contact-us/ #RWE #EASD2025

YHEC staff met recently for a strategy day, to share ideas and discuss how we work. Director, Professor Matthew Taylor, said: "This collaborative approach lets every team member shape YHEC's future, driving innovation and strengthening our shared ethos." Meet our team: yhec.co.uk/meet-the-team/