Professor Ron Akehurst
BSc (Econ) (London), Hon MFPHM
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Emeritus Professor of Health Economics
r.l.akehurst@sheffield.ac.uk
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Regent Court (ScHARR)
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Professor Ron Akehurst
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
91̽»¨
S1 4DA
Population Health, School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
91̽»¨
S1 4DA
- Research interests
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All aspects of health economics; application of microeconomic theory to problems of evaluation, production and behaviour in a health context; using economic evaluative methodology to assist health care decision making; getting more health output from the clinical research base.
- Teaching interests
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My teaching interests include all aspects of Health Technology Assessment (HTA), particularly in framing HTA questions to enable the appropriate design of studies and of analysis.
- Professional activities and memberships
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- 2015 - present Honorary Professor, ELTE University, Budapest, Hungary
- 2013 - present Member of the Rare Diseases Advisory Group (RDAG), NHS England
- 2013 - present Member, NICE Highly Specialised Technologies Committee
- 2013 - 2015 Member, Alzheimer’s Society Grant Advisory Board
- July 2010 - present Member, Advisory Group for National Specialised Services (AGNSS)
- May 2010 - present Member, Interntional Academic Council of UdG Medicine, University of Girona
- March 2010 - present External Assessor, National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centres for Research Excellence Scheme (CRE), Australia
- March 2010 - February 2012 Member, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Diagnostics Committee
- December 2009 - present Member, Innovation Research Board (IRB), 91̽»¨ Teaching Hospitals
- February 2010 - present Member, 91̽»¨ Quality Improvement Academy Steering Group, NHS 91̽»¨
- June 2009 - present Honorary Member, National Institute for Health Research Faculty
- Sept 2008 - Dec 2011 Chair, the University Senate Budget Commitee (SBC)
- 2007 - present Member, NICE Methods Review Workshop
- 2007 - present Member, NICE Single Technology Appraisal (STA) Reference Review Group
- 2007 - present Visting Professor, Corvinus University, Budapest
- Nov 2008 - Nov 2010 Member, Research Funding Board - National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Public Health Research Programme
- 2007 - 2008 Joint Chair, Scientific Review Committee, European Conference of International Society for Pharmaeconomics and Outcomes Research, Athens
- 2006 - 2008 Member, Scientific Committe for European Conference on Health Economics, Rome
- Sept 2005 - June 2006 Member, Public Health Intervention Advisory Committee for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
- Dec 2006 - present Member, Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) Scientific Committee, Barcelona
- Sept 2006 - present Member, International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Scientific Committee, Copenhagen
- April 2005 - present Member of the Health Services Research Network Governing Board, elected by members category
- Sept 2005 - June 2006 Member, Public Health Intervention Advisory Committee for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
- 2003 - present Chair, Evidence-Based Commissioning Collaboration
- 2002 - present Member, University of 91̽»¨ Academic Development Committee (ADC)
- 2003 - 2006 Member, Organising Committee for Sixth European Conference on Health Economics, Budapest, Hungary
- 2003 - 2005 Member, Department of Health Advisory Committee for Topic Selection (ACTS) for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
- 2003 - 2004 Chair, Technology Assessment Task Force for NICE Technology Appraisals Methodology Review
- 2003 Member, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Health – NHS/Industry Partnerships Working Group (BIG T)
- 1999 - 2005 Member, NICE Appraisal Committee
- 1999 - 2003 Non-Executive Director, then Chair/Trustee: Centre for Innovation in Primary Care, 91̽»¨
- 1998 - 2002 Chair, North Trent Cancer Research Network
- 1996 - 1998 Non-executive Director, Rotherham Health Authority
- 1995 - 1997 Specialist Advisor to the House of Commons Health Select Committee