Centre for Health Economics, University of York, January 2017
- This article describes a literature review which aims to understand the available evidence regarding unmet need.
- The research developed a conceptual framework for what constitutes ideal evidence that; defines unmet need for a given population, indicates how that need can be met by health care, establishes the barriers to meeting need and provides relevant proxies based on observable measures.
- The review found that the literature was strongest in defining need but weakest in regard to establishing observable proxies of need capable of being used in budget allocations.
