Introduction to Economic Evaluation Workshop

*Applications for the 2025 intake now open*

The next workshop will take place on Monday 16th June 2025. 

Need to demonstrate the economic impact of projects in your organisation? Want to assess the outcomes and sustainability of a new service? Not sure where to start with an economic evaluation?

The Introduction to Economic Evaluation Workshop, run by the NIHR ARC North Thames Academy, is a hands-on, in-person course designed for social care, local government, and frontline health service staff with little or no prior experience in conducting economic evaluations. This one-day workshop will equip you with the skills and knowledge to carry out simple economic evaluations of a local intervention or service and to assess other evaluations.

Why attend this workshop?

• Gain practical skills you can apply immediately: Learn how to evaluate the financial impact of services and interventions in real-world settings.
• Expert-led interactive learning: Receive guidance from experienced tutors and facilitators who will help you develop your own economic evaluation plan.
• Work through real examples: Participate in group discussions, case studies, and exercises designed to strengthen your understanding.
• Collaborate with professionals like you: Network with other health and social care professionals, share insights, and receive valuable feedback on your evaluation ideas.

This workshop is fully in-person, allowing for hands-on activities and group discussions. Facilitators will support you in developing a practical plan for your own economic evaluation, identifying data sources, and overcoming common challenges.

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance that can be shared with your professional organisation to claim CPD credits.

What will the workshop cover?

• The basic principles of economic evaluation methods.
• How to assess the costs of an intervention or service.
• How to measure and value outcomes.
• Practical examples of economic evaluation in action.
• How to use economic evaluation results in decision-making.
• Small group discussions to develop your own evaluation plan with support from facilitators.

Who is the workshop for?

This course is suitable for social care, local government, and frontline health service staff who need to evaluate local programmes or services from an economic perspective. It is not aimed at academics or researchers. While you do not need prior knowledge of economics, statistics, or study design, an interest in economic evaluation and confidence with numbers will be beneficial.

To get the most from this course, we encourage applications from individuals who are currently working on or planning an economic evaluation. In the selection process, we will give priority to applications providing a detailed description of such projects. Groups of people working on the same project are encouraged to apply. 

Participants must be available to attend in-person in Central London for the full day. 

How much does the workshop cost?

• We offer free places to members of any organisation partnered with NIHR ARC North Thames (see our list of partner organisations here).
• The cost to members of non-partner organisations is £150.

How do I apply?

The next workshop will take place on Monday 16th June 2025. 

To apply, please complete this short application form by midnight on Sunday 18th May 2025. Shortlisted applicants will be notified by Friday 23rd May 2025.

Please note that there are limited places available and applications will be shortlisted with priority given to members of NIHR ARC NT partner organisations, and those who are currently working on or planning an economic evaluation. 

Contact

If you have any questions about this course or our organisation, please email us at arc.academy@ucl.ac.uk.

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Feedback from our previous participants:

“Thank you very much for this course to all the teachers. The pace, the materials and additional resources were really great."

“Really interesting, well pitched for beginners. I have learned a lot. Thank you.”

"Thank you for the course, I learned a lot and it made me think more critically about our projects."

“Thank you, this is a really comprehensive course...having all the resources to download and access has been really helpful. I've learnt lots!”