Costing for Health and Economic Evaluation Program (CHEEP)

CHERE has been appointed to conduct the Costing for Health and Economic Evaluation Program (CHEEP) funded by The Sax Institute, NSW Health and the Cancer Institute NSW.

This new approach, involving a partnership between policy agencies and the research organisation, has been designed to provide better evidence for health investment decisions.

The project, supported by a $570,000 grant, will run through till September 2009.

CHEEP will examine the costs and consequences of health interventions, services and systems; and build the skills and capacity needed to undertake the costing and economic analysis required by policy makers.

The specific research projects will be identified and agreed in meetings between CHERE and the policy agencies over coming months.