"It would be difficult to overstate the standing of the authors. Many HERU alumni are among the most highly esteemed health economists in the world."
—Steve Morgan, University of British Columbia

This is a series of essays to mark the 25 anniversary of HERU. Existing and former HERU staff write about their special interests and work records. This book addresses many current policy issues which exist in the Scottish (and English) National Health System.

• HERU is one of the leading health economic institutes in the UK
• Contributors are all distinguished members of the health economics community
• Covers a wide range of issues that are relevant to the application of health economics now and into the future.

Professor Anthony Scott leads the Health Economics Research Program at the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at The University of Melbourne.

Alan Keith Maynard was a British health economist. Born in Bebington, Maynard studied at the Universities of Newcastle upon Tyne and York. After a stint at the University of Exeter, he was appointed to the University of York in 1971.

Robert Elliott is Director of the Center for the Study of Experiential Psychotherapy at the University of Toledo, Ohio, USA. All three authors have many years' experience of teaching clinical psychology at undergraduate and doctoral level.