Estimating quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) for local authorities in Great Britain and its association with indicators of the inclusive economy: a cross-sectional …

A Höhn, N Lomax, H Rice, C Angus, A Brennan… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Quantifying area-level inequalities in population health can help to inform policy
responses. We describe an approach for estimating quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) …

How can agent‐based modelling provide new insights into the impact of minimum unit pricing in Scotland?

J Boyd, J Holmes, N Gibbs, C Buckley… - Drug and alcohol …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years we have gained insight into the impact of minimum unit pricing (MUP)—a
legal floor price below which a given volume of alcohol cannot be sold—on population‐level …

Microfinance trials on trial

O Biosca, N Craig, C Donaldson… - Oxford Development …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Microfinance has attracted great attention, stimulated, initially, by its association with the
award of the Nobel Prize for Peace, based on its transformative potential in addressing …

A mixed methods evaluation of the impact of a cost-of-living policy and practice hub on integrated care strategies

H Dunn, R Lowe, H Mahmood - Public Health, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives The cost-of-living crisis is a public health threat; however, the effects of the rising
cost of living were not a policy priority for integrated care systems (ICSs) in early 2022. At the …

Using the Dynamic Microsimulation MINOS to Evidence the Effect of Energy Crisis Income Support Policy (Short Paper)

R Clay, L Archer, A Heppenstall… - … Science (GIScience 2023 …, 2023 - drops.dagstuhl.de
Rates of anxiety and depression are increasing due to financial stress caused by energy
pricing with over half of UK homes unable to afford comfortable heating. UK Government …