Fundamentals of Health Economics – Business Skills Workshops (JCUH)

Available for University Hospitals Tees staff only

Event details

  • Date: 19 May 2026
  • Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Address: Room 20, STRIVE Academic Centre, The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW
  • Category: External, Leadership

1 places remaining | Free event

Explore why Healthcare Economics is becoming increasingly important to our evolving NHS.

This half-day interactive course is offered as part of the Business Skills Workshops series run by Pfizer Healthcare, all of which are CPD approved. Pfizer Healthcare Partnership Managers and Clinical Effectiveness Counsultants are subject matter experts and are trained to facilitate sessions.

Fundamentals of Health Economics is delivered by Pfizer Internal Medicine Clinical Effectiveness Consultants

Fundamentals of Health Economics will provide you with tools and techniques to:

  • Know how health economics is relevant to decision-making
    Know how to use health economics to evaluate what choices will have the best value for your patients and your NHS system
  • Have a basic understanding of economics and health economics
  • Have a basic understanding of economic evaluation in healthcare

Previous workshop delegates have said:

  • Very helpful practical session that has given me food for thought for our service evaluation
  • Practical & relatable
  • Fundamentals very well explained with relevant examples. Maybe even a full day on this would have been helpful as this session was thoroughly informative and highly valuable.
  • It was fascinating!

By the end of this workshop delegates will:

Appreciate the role of health economics in national and local decision-making by understanding the basic principles, terminology, and application of health economics and economic evaluation.

The Business Skills Workshops (BSW) programme is a series of educational modules that has been developed by Pfizer to support individuals and organisations within the NHS to enhance their knowledge and skills related to service improvement.

As well as being a leading supplier of medicines to the NHS, Pfizer is committed to working with our partners from across the NHS, as well as academia and other healthcare organisations, to improve the delivery of healthcare and achieve the best health outcomes for people in the UK.

Organised by:

Leadership and Improvement Team, STRIVE Academic Centre

Email: [email protected]

Cancellations:

All cancellations need to be made through your account. For those who do not attend without cancellation, your line manager will be notified and a possible charge may be incurred.