Economics of health and wellbeing

Our team conducts cutting-edge research on how health and wellbeing are created, measured, and valued. Good health and wellbeing support people to live fulfilling and enjoyable lives, but not all members of our communities achieve this for various social, economic, and biological reasons. While access to effective healthcare helps, financial support, meaningful social connections, and access to safe, inclusive spaces are also important for better ‘whole health’.

Our work primarily involves evaluating the impact of acting on social determinants of health in communities and intervening in care pathways to improve the lives of the population through prevention and management of long-term conditions – what improvement is possible, where inequity in health gains lie, what may be done to address this, and the resources required to achieve this. This information is vital for decisions at a local and national level about how we spend public monies for the benefit of all who live in our communities.

We have an extensive track record of methodological expertise on techniques that allow us to understand how acting on social determinants of health affects individuals and communities. We have world-leading expertise in health economics, Q Methodology, priority setting, realist evaluation methods, and financial diaries. Feel free to contact our team for more information and to collaborate.