LSE Health comprises over 50 staff including those from affiliated departments, 19 visiting staff and a number of research students. Find out
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Major research areas at LSE Health include Health Policy, with particular focus on comparative aspects, as well as theoretical and applied work in Health Economics...
The Centre's achievements include its track record in publishing, establishing academic partnerships, and external recognition of staff excellence. Recent highlights include the
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Introduction
LSE Health is a research Centre located within LSE Health and Social Care, London School of Economics and Political Science. It is affiliated with the Departments of Social Policy|, Management| and Accounting|. It was established in 1995. The Centre's fundamental mission is the production and dissemination of high quality research in health and social care.
The Centre's unique research base contributes to the LSE's established world presence and reputation in health policy, health economics and demography. Bringing together a core team of researchers and academics, LSE Health promotes and draws upon the multidisciplinary expertise of over 50 staff members, as well as a number of PhD students.
LSE Health staff contribute to a number of taught courses within LSE, in addition to being responsible for delivering the MSc in International Health Policy and the MSc in Health, Population and Society. Substantial contributions are made to the MSc in Health Policy Planning and Financing. Staff have also run short courses on specific aspects of health economics and health policy.
Funding for research programmes comes from a variety of sources, including public bodies, charitable trusts and private corporations. Currently, research is funded by, among others, the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)|, the Department of Health for England, the World Bank, the World Health Organisation, The OECD, the European Union|, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Nuffield Trust|, the Wellcome Trust|, the King's Fund| and the Office of Fair Trading|.
The Centre supports a number of international research infrastructures. It co-ordinates the European Health Policy Research Network (EHPRN)| which comprises a number of centres of excellence from both the UK and the continent. The network publishes eurohealth|, a quarterly periodical which has become a primary platform for policy makers, academics and politicians to express their views on European and comparative health policy developments.
LSE Health supports the Health Equity Network (HEN)| which aims to discuss, disseminate and promote equity objectives in various health systems in the world, especially on the fair allocation of health care resources.
Furthermore, the Centre is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Health Policy and Pharmaceutical Economics. It is a founding member of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies|, which supports and promotes evidence-based health policy-making through comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the dynamics of health systems in Europe. The Observatory is a partnership between the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, the Governments of Belgium, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the Veneto Region of Italy, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank, the World Bank, UNCAM (French National Union of HEalth Insurance Funds), the London School of Economics and Political Science and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.