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Internal
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Position descriptions require qualifications that include an appreciation of economics or health economics in the coursework
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Many position descriptions in health require a qualification that includes some introduction to economics or health economics eg Masters of Public Health or Masters of Health Administration.
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Staff training (e.g., the NSW Public Health Officer Training Program)
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Short courses in health economics of varying duration and intensity, with or without final assessment of participants or accreditation of the courses.
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Generalist staff with economic qualifications
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Staff have a degree in economics but are not specialist health economists nor does their position require this qualification.
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Specialist health economics training programs
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Structured training programs to develop specialist health economists.
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Health economist positions
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Position description requires a qualification in health economics.
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Health economics units
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A team of health economists (with or without other disciplines) of varying size with well developed roles and functions to support decision making.
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External
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Consultancy for services
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Services of a scale that do not require contracted arrangements, usually for specific tasks, where expertise was sought through professional and personal networks.
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Contract research
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Contracts whose size does not warrant a competitive tendering process sometimes met by a preferred provider.
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Contract research by tender
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Contracts developed and let by competitive tender, usually filled by private providers or the academic sector.
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Collaborative research centres
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University professorial chairs or research centres established with funding that secures the focus of the work in whole or part to meet health service needs.
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