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HERU newsletter - December 2020
The December 2020 newsletter from the Health Economics Research Unit (HERU) at the University of Aberdeen has been issued. The newsletter features some of our new and recent research, including a new project exploring remote working practices for patient public involvement and engagement in research. We also highlight three dental trials on the...
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HERU blog post on public sector resource allocation during an economic crisis
The latest HERU Blog post highlights our recent paper demonstrating how a failure to update the measure used to calculate public sector resource allocation impacted on NHS funding in England and Wales. Our research shows that not updating the evidence used to calculate the staff Market Forces Factor caused a...
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Research participants needed for study on GP non-medical services
Please click on the thumbnail image to see an advertisement for upcoming individual phone or video call interviews which HERU PhD student Mélanie Antunes is planning to run as part of her PhD research. The aim of the project is to understand people’s opinions and preferences about General Practices prescribing...
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HERU Blog post - the ActWELL programme
The second HERU blog post to mark Breast Cancer Awareness month looks at the ActWELL programme. ActWELL is a lifestyle change programme that aims to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. Women participating in the programme are encouraged to lose weight and increase physical activity through personal coaching from trained volunteers....
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HERU online short course in health economics - starts January 2021.
Learn about the key concepts in health economics with our online short course
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Breast cancer treatment preferences - HERU Blog post
The latest HERU Blog post highlights our current project researching the treatment preferences of patients with secondary breast cancer. With researchers from the University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian, the INFO-BC project aims to get a better understanding of what is important to secondary breast cancer patients when making treatment...
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BiCARB Study featured in latest HERU Blog post
Our latest HERU Blog article looks at the findings of the BiCARB study. The study looked at the clinical and cost-effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate to reduce acidosis in older people who have chronic kidney disease (CKD). Acidosis, excessive acids in blood, can lead to a range of health issues and...
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Retirement of Professor Anne Ludbrook
Professor Anne Ludbrook has retired from the University of Aberdeen after 37 years working in HERU. Anne joined HERU as a Research Fellow in 1983. She was appointed as Deputy Director in 1984, and served as Director from 1987 to 1990. She also directed the HERU consultancy service in the...
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Lives and livelihoods during a pandemic - latest HERU Blog post
Our latest HERU Blog post looks at a new project to examine public preferences for government responses during a pandemic. The public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic has involved measures such as lockdowns to slow the spread of the virus. The health and economic impacts of the lockdowns have...
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August 2020 HERU newsletter
The latest HERU newsletter has been published. Our August 2020 newsletter presents some of our recent research activity. This includes our new study on public preferences for the public health response during a pandemic, and our research into the use of Decision Aids by doctors. We also report on recent...