Since 2008, our staff have published more than 842 peer-review journal articles and 241 books, reports and chapters in edited books. We also work to ensure coverage in non-academic outlets – such as trade papers and magazines and through websites, media releases, presentations – to ensure we communicate to as wide an audience as possible, particularly in terms of reaching research users and participants. Our work has often been cited in important government and other policy documents.

We are involved in coordinating one peer-review journal, Health Economics, Policy and Law (published by Cambridge University Press), which is informally affiliated with LSE Health. LSE Health also publishes the policy bulletin Eurohealth, which is disseminated to more than 20,000 academics and policy-makers.

LSE Health, PSSRU and SSCR produce regular outputs providing information on their activities. LSE Health also publishes a successful Working Paper Series in Health Policy and Economics.

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Highlight: Community Capital: The Value of Connected Communities

The RSA has launched its latest report, Community Capital: The Value of Connected Communities. The final report, from the Big Lottery funded Connected Communities programme, which includes contributions from PSSRU's Martin Knapp and A-La Park, is based on five years of community engagement and research with people in seven locations around the country, including partners at the University of Central Lancashire.

You can download the report here and read a blog introducing the work here.

Latest issue: Eurohealth Volume 22 Number 1

Edited by Sherry Merkur, Anna Maresso and David McDaid, this issue’s Eurohealth published by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (in which LSE Health is a partner), examines the changing role of nursing, including articles on the state of nursing in the European Union, nurse migration, EU accession and nursing, and whether there an EU framework for nurse education. Other articles include: Health priorities of the Dutch EU Presidency; Implementation status of the cross-border care directive; Making sense of EU health law; Managed entry agreements in the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania); What does the Euro Health Consumer Index tell us; and Eurohealth Monitor.

Latest issue: Health Economics Policy and Law

This issue starts with original research articles on health care mergers (by Jeroen Postma and Anne-Fleur Roos), on switching in health insurance markets (by Daniëlle Duijmelinck and Wynand van de Ven), on the impact of Dutch health care reforms (by Hans Maarse, Patrick Jeurissen and Dirk Ruwaard), on prescription drug costs in the EU (by Eleanor Brooks and Robert Geyer), and on the regulation of primary care in the US (by Michael Richards and Daniel Polsky).

There is then a response from David Chinitz and Avi Israeli to a previously published article on health care in Israel that was written by Dani Filc and Nissim Cohen, and a response to the response by the original authors.

The issue finishes with a review article by Paul McCrone of a book on the rise of ADHD treatment that was written by Stephen Hinshaw and Richard Scheffler.

The issue can be viewed here.

Below is a sample of recent publications by LSEHSC staff in the field of Health Economics.

Social/economic costs and health-related quality of life in patients with epidermolysis bullosa in Europe
Angelis, Aris, Kanavos, Panos, López-Bastida, Julio, Linertová, Renata, Oliva-Moreno, Juan, Serrano-Aguilar, Pedro, Posada-de-la-Paz, Manuel, Taruscio, Domenica, Schieppati, Arrigo, Iskrov, Georgi, Brodszky, Valentin, Graf von der Schulenburg, Johann-Matthias, Chevreul, Karine, Persson, Ulf and Fattore, Giovanni (2016) Social/economic costs and health-related quality of life in patients with epidermolysis bullosa in Europe. European Journal of Health Economics, 17 . pp. 31-42. ISSN 1618-7598
Social and economic costs and health-related quality of life in non-institutionalised patients with cystic fibrosis in the United Kingdom
Angelis, Aris, Kanavos, Panos, López-Bastida, Julio, Linertová, Renata, Nicod, Elena and Serrano-Aguilar, Pedro (2016) Social and economic costs and health-related quality of life in non-institutionalised patients with cystic fibrosis in the United Kingdom. BMC Health Services Research, 15 (428). ISSN 1472-6963
Private financing of health care in times of economic crisis: a review of the evidence
Wouters, Olivier J. and McKee, Martin (2016) Private financing of health care in times of economic crisis: a review of the evidence. Global Policy . ISSN 1758-5880
Commentary: Chorozoglou M, Smith E, Koerting J, et al., preschool hyperactivity is associated with long-term economic burden: evidence from a longitudinal health economic analysis of costs incurred across childhood, adolescence and young adulthood
Knapp, Martin (2016) Commentary: Chorozoglou M, Smith E, Koerting J, et al., preschool hyperactivity is associated with long-term economic burden: evidence from a longitudinal health economic analysis of costs incurred across childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 19 (1). p. 30. ISSN 1362-0347
Economic evaluation of mental health interventions: an introduction to cost-utility analysis
Luyten, Jeroen, Naci, Huseyin and Knapp, Martin (2016) Economic evaluation of mental health interventions: an introduction to cost-utility analysis. Evidence-Based Mental Health, 19 . pp. 49-53. ISSN 1362-0347

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Below is a sample of recent publications by LSEHSC staff in the field of Health Policy.

Building the capacity of policy-makers and planners to strengthen mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Keynejad, Roxanne, Semrau, Maya, Toynbee, Mark, Evans-Lacko, Sara, Lund, Crick, Gureje, Oye, Ndyanabangi, Sheila, Courtin, Emilie, Abdulmalik, Jibril O., Alem, Atalay, Fekadu, Abebaw, Thornicroft, Graham and Hanlon, Charlotte (2016) Building the capacity of policy-makers and planners to strengthen mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research, 16 (1). ISSN 1472-6963
Perspectives from health, social care and policy stakeholders on the value of a single self-report outcome measure across long-term conditions: a qualitative study
Hunter, Cheryl, Fitzpatrick, Ray, Jenkinson, Crispin, Darlington, Anne-Sophie, Coulter, Angela, Forder, Julien and Peters, Michele (2015) Perspectives from health, social care and policy stakeholders on the value of a single self-report outcome measure across long-term conditions: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 5 (5). ISSN 2044-6055
Perspectives from health, social care and policy stakeholders on the value of a single self-report outcome measure across long-term conditions: a qualitative study
Hunter, C., Fitzpatrick, R., Jenkinson, C., Darlington, A.-S. E., Coulter, A., Forder, Julien and Peters, M. (2015) Perspectives from health, social care and policy stakeholders on the value of a single self-report outcome measure across long-term conditions: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 5 (5). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2044-6055
Transitioning to a national health system in Cyprus: a stakeholder analysis of pharmaceutical policy reform
Wouters, Olivier J. and Kanavos, Panos G. (2015) Transitioning to a national health system in Cyprus: a stakeholder analysis of pharmaceutical policy reform. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 93 (9). pp. 606-613. ISSN 0042-9686
The health effects of US unemployment insurance policy: does income from unemployment benefits prevent cardiovascular disease?
Walter, Stefan, Glymour, Maria and Avendano, Mauricio (2014) The health effects of US unemployment insurance policy: does income from unemployment benefits prevent cardiovascular disease? PLOS One, 9 (7). e101193. ISSN 1932-6203

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Below is a sample of recent publications by LSEHSC staff in the field of Social Care

Careful in the crisis? Determinants of older people's informal care receipt in crisis-struck European countries
Costa-i-Font, Joan, Karlsson, Martin and Øien, Henning (2016) Careful in the crisis? Determinants of older people's informal care receipt in crisis-struck European countries. Health Economics, 25 (S2). pp. 25-42. ISSN 1057-9230
Tender Loving Care? Purchasing medicines for continuing therapeutic improvement and better health outcomes
Bonser, Andrew, Kanavos, Panos and Taylor, David (2016) Tender Loving Care? Purchasing medicines for continuing therapeutic improvement and better health outcomes. London School of Economics, London, UK.
Scientific and social value judgments for orphan drugs in HTA
Nicod, Elena (2016) Scientific and social value judgments for orphan drugs in HTA. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care . ISSN 0266-4623
Who lives where and does it matter? Changes in the health profiles of older people living in long term care and the community over two decades in a high income country
Bayer, Antony, Matthews, Fiona E., Bennett, Holly, Wittenberg, Raphael, Jagger, Carol, Dening, Tom and Brayne, Carol (2016) Who lives where and does it matter? Changes in the health profiles of older people living in long term care and the community over two decades in a high income country. PLOS One, 11 (9). ISSN 1932-6203
Does long-term care subsidisation reduce unnecessary hospitalisations?
Costa-Font, Joan, Jiménez-Martínez, Sergi and Vilaplana, Cristina (2016) Does long-term care subsidisation reduce unnecessary hospitalisations? CESifo working papers, 6078. CESifo Group, Munich, Germany.

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Below is a sample of recent publications by LSEHSC staff in the field of Mental Health.

Childhood bullying victimisation is associated with use of mental health services over 5 decades: a longitudinal nationally-representative cohort study
Evans-Lacko, Sara, Takizawa, Ryu, Brimblecombe, Nicola, King, Derek, Knapp, Martin, Maughan, Barbara and Arseneault, Louise (2016) Childhood bullying victimisation is associated with use of mental health services over 5 decades: a longitudinal nationally-representative cohort study. Psychological Medicine . ISSN 0033-2917
Service user involvement for mental health system strengthening in India: a qualitative study
Samudre, Sandesh, Shidhaye, Rahul, Ahuja, Shalina, Nanda, Sharmishtha, Khan, Azaz, Evans-Lacko, Sara and Hanlon, Charlotte (2016) Service user involvement for mental health system strengthening in India: a qualitative study. BMC Psychiatry, 16 (269). ISSN 1471-244X
Mental health
Knapp, Martin and Iemmi, Valentina (2016) Mental health. In: Scheffler, Richard M, (ed.) World scientific handbook of global health economics and public policy: health determinants and outcomes. World Scientific, Singapore. ISBN 9789814612319
Lean economies and innovation in mental health systems
Evans-Lacko, Sara, Ribeiro, Wagner, Brietzke, Elisa, Knapp, Martin, Mari, Jair, McDaid, David, Paula, Cristiane S., Romeo, Renee, Thornicroft, Graham and Wissow, Lawrence (2016) Lean economies and innovation in mental health systems. Lancet, 387 (10026). pp. 1356-1358. ISSN 0140-6736
Evidence for effective interventions to reduce mental health related stigma and discrimination: narrative overview
Thornicroft, Graham, Mehta, N., Clement, S., Evans-Lacko, S., Doherty, M., Rose, D., Koschorke, M., Shidhaye, R., O'Reilly, C. and Henderson, C. (2016) Evidence for effective interventions to reduce mental health related stigma and discrimination: narrative overview. The Lancet: Psychiatry, 387 (10023). pp. 1123-1132. ISSN 2215-0366

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Below is a sample of recent publications by LSEHSC staff in the field of Pharmaceuticals.

Pharmaceutical regulation in 15 European countries: review
Panteli, Dimitra, Arickx, Francis, Cleemput , Irina, Dedet, Guillaume, Eckhardt, Helene, Fogarty, Emer, Gerkens, Sophie, Henschke, Cornelia, Hislop , Jennifer, Jommi, Claudio, Kaitelidou, Daphne, Kawalec, Pawel, Keskimäki, Ilmo, Kroneman, Madelon, Lopez Bastida , Julio, Pita Barros , Pedro, Ramsberg, Joakim, Schneider , Peter, Spillane, Susan, Vogler, Sabine, Vuorenkoski , Lauri, Wallach Kildemoes, Helle, Wouters, Olivier J. and Busse, Reinhard (2016) Pharmaceutical regulation in 15 European countries: review. Health Systems in Transition, 18 (5). pp. 1-118. ISSN 1817-6127
Pharmaceutical policies in a crisis? Challenges and solutions identified at the PPRI Conference
Vogler, Sabine, Zimmermann, Nina, Ferrario, Alessandra, Wirtz, Veronika J., de Joncheere, Kees, Bak Pedersen, Hanne, Dedet, Guillaume, Paris, Valérie, Mantel-Teeuwisse, Aukje K. and Babar, Zaheer-Ud-Din (2016) Pharmaceutical policies in a crisis? Challenges and solutions identified at the PPRI Conference. Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 9 (9). ISSN 2052-3211
Large scale mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry: 1 + 1 = 1?
Angelis, Aris and Kanavos, Panos (2015) Large scale mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry: 1 + 1 = 1? Health and Social Care Blog (12 Nov 2015) Blog Entry.
Understanding the role of governance in the pharmaceutical sector: from laboratory to patient
Cylus, Jonathan, Wouters, Olivier J. and Kanavos, Panos (2015) Understanding the role of governance in the pharmaceutical sector: from laboratory to patient. In: Greer, Scott, Wismar, Matthias and Figueras, Josep, (eds.) Strengthening Health System Governance: Better Policies, Stronger Performance. Open University Press , Maidenhead, UK, pp. 175-187. ISBN 9780335261345
Double failure: the shared accountability of governments and firms for the innovation deficit in the pharmaceutical sector
Naci, Huseyin, Carter, Alexander W. and Mossialos, Elias (2015) Double failure: the shared accountability of governments and firms for the innovation deficit in the pharmaceutical sector. BMJ . ISSN 1756-1833 (In Press)

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