Career highlights
Senior executive roles in National Department of Health South Africa; Department of Health - England; Department of Health & Human Services Tasmania; contributor to WHO Commission on Macroeconomics and Health (2001); Disease Control Priorities Project Second Edition (2006); Chair Australian National Information and Performance Principal Committee (2016-17).
Research interests
Health system financing and sustainability
Sustainable health care in the Anthropocene
Applying ecological economics to health and health care
Reducing overdiagnosis and overtreatment
Translating economic evaluation into actionable health system policies
Political economy of health system financing and policy
The economics of health system data and information
Effective policy for health system data and information
Knowledge areas
Health economics and financing; health care policy and planning; health care organisation; health system sustainability - ecological and economic; ecological economics; health care in the Anthropocene
Expertise
- Economics
- Environmental sustainability
- Health and wellbeing
- Policy
Publications
M Hensher, P Cooper, S Dona, M Angeles, D Nguyen, N Heynsbergh, M Chatterton, A Peeters
(2021), Vol. 28, pp. 1318-1329, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, C1
Anthropocene Health Economics: Preparing for the Journey or the Destination?
Martin Hensher
(2020), pp. 107-139, Health in the Anthropocene: Living Well on a Finite Planet, Toronto, Canada, B1
Human Health and Ecological Economics
Martin Hensher
(2020), pp. 188-208, Sustainable Wellbeing Futures: A Research and Action Agenda for Ecological Economics, Gloucester, Eng., B1
Health care and the future of economic growth: exploring alternative perspectives
Martin Hensher, John Tisdell, Ben Canny, Craig Zimitat
(2020), Vol. 15, pp. 419-439, Health economics, policy and law, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Martin Hensher
(2020), Vol. 154, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Hensher, K Kish, J Farley, S Quilley, K Zywert
(2020), Vol. 3, pp. 1-5, Global sustainability, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Health care, overconsumption and uneconomic growth: a conceptual framework
Martin Hensher, Ben Canny, Craig Zimitat, Julie Campbell, Andrew Palmer
(2020), Vol. 266, pp. 1-11, Social Science & Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Health care sustainability metrics: building a safer, low-carbon health system
M Hensher, F McGain
(2020), Vol. 39, pp. 2080-2087, Health affairs, Millwood, Va., C1
A beginner's guide to avoiding bad policy mistakes in the Anthropocene
Martin Hensher
(2019), pp. 207-219, Liberty and the ecological crisis : freedom on a finite planet, Abingdon, Eng., B1
Alexandr Kuzminov, Stephen Wilkinson, Andrew Palmer, Petr Otahal, Martin Hensher, Alison Venn
(2019), Vol. 13, pp. 184-190, Obesity research and clinical practice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
J Campbell, M Hensher, D Davies, M Green, B Hagan, I Jordan, A Venn, A Kuzminov, A Neil, S Wilkinson, A Palmer
(2019), Vol. 3, pp. 599-618, PharmacoEconomics - Open, Berlin, Germany, C1
Julie Campbell, Douglas Ezzy, Amanda Neil, Martin Hensher, Alison Venn, Melanie Sharman, Andrew Palmer
(2018), Vol. 27, pp. 1300-1318, Health economics, Chichester, Eng., C1
Melanie Sharman, Monique Breslin, Alexandr Kuzminov, Andrew Palmer, Leigh Blizzard, Martin Hensher, Alison Venn
(2018), Vol. 42, pp. 429-437, Australian health review, Clayton, Vic., C1
J Campbell, M Hensher, A Neil, A Venn, P Otahal, S Wilkinson, A Palmer
(2018), Vol. 2, pp. 443-458, PharmacoEconomics - Open, Berlin, Germany, C1
J Campbell, M Hensher, A Neil, A Venn, S Wilkinson, A Palmer
(2018), Vol. 2, pp. 63-76, PharmacoEconomics - Open, Berlin, Germany, C1
What are the support experiences and needs of patients who have received bariatric surgery?
Melanie Sharman, Martin Hensher, Stephen Wilkinson, Danielle Williams, Andrew Palmer, Alison Venn, Douglas Ezzy
(2017), Vol. 20, pp. 35-46, Health expectations, Chichester, Eng., C1
"Too much medicine": insights and explanations from economic theory and research
Martin Hensher, John Tisdell, Craig Zimitat
(2017), Vol. 176, pp. 77-84, Social science and medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Sharman, A Venn, K Jose, D Williams, M Hensher, A Palmer, S Wilkinson, D Ezzy
(2017), Vol. 7, pp. 46-53, Clinical obesity, Chichester, Eng., C1
M Sharman, A Venn, M Hensher, S Wilkinson, A Palmer, D Williams, D Ezzy
(2016), Vol. 11, pp. 104-109, Bariatric surgical practice and patient care, New Rochelle, N.Y., C1
J Campbell, A Venn, A Neil, M Hensher, M Sharman, A Palmer
(2016), Vol. 17, pp. 850-894, Obesity reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
Melanie Sharman, Martin Hensher, Stephen Wilkinson, Julie Campbell, Alison Venn
(2016), Vol. 26, pp. 817-824, Obesity surgery, New York, N.Y., C1
M Hensher, B Keogh
(2009), Vol. 27, pp. 393-396, Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
The cost of home-based terminal care for people with AIDS in South Africa
Leana Uys, Martin Hensher
(2002), Vol. 92, pp. 624-628, South African medical journal, Cape Town, South Africa, C1-1
Financing blood transfusion services in sub-Saharan Africa: a role for user fees?
M Hensher, E Jefferys
(2000), Vol. 15, pp. 287-295, Health policy and planning, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
Conceptual and practical difficulties with the economic evaluation of health services developments
J Coast, M Hensher, J Mulligan, S Shepperd, J Jones
(2000), Vol. 5, pp. 42-48, Journal of health services research and policy, London, Eng., C1-1
Lessons for health strategies in Europe: the evaluation of a national health strategy in England
N Fulop, J Elston, M Hensher, M Mckee, R Walters
(2000), Vol. 10, pp. 11-17, European journal of public health, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
The influence of health needs assessment on health care decision-making in London health authorities
M Hensher, N Fulop
(1999), Vol. 4, pp. 90-95, Journal of health services research and policy, London, Eng., C1-1
Z Feachem, M Hensher, L Rose
(1999), A7-1
Improving general practitioner access to physiotherapy: a review of the economic evidence
M Hensher
(1997), Vol. 10, pp. 225-230, Health services management research, London, Eng., C1-1
M Hensher, N Fulop, S Hood, S Ujah
(1996), Vol. 89, pp. 548-551, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, London, Eng., C1-1
The impact of economic transition on kindergartens in Kazakhstan: Problems and policy questions
M Hensher, S Passingham
(1996), Vol. 26, pp. 305-313, Compare, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Bariatric surgery in Tasmania: investigating health service use, costs, patient outcomes and policy options (Research Subcontract)
A/Prof Alison Venn, Prof Andrew Palmer, Prof Douglas Ezzy, A/Prof Christopher Blizzard, Prof Mark Nelson, Dr Amanda Neil, A/Prof Martin Hensher
NHMRC - Partnership Project
- 2020: $54,545
- 2019: $36,363
Other Public Sector Funding
An evaluation of the first two years of implementation of the Australian Mental Health Leaders Fellowship (AMHLF).
A/Prof Sandeep Reddy, A/Prof Grant Phelps, Mr John Rasa, Mr Imran Muhammad, A/Prof Martin Hensher, A/Prof Melissa O'Shea, Prof Michael Berk
- 2021: $25,652
- 2020: $51,305
The uptake, benefits and impacts of virtual healthcare for non-hospitalised TAC clients and providers.
A/Prof Martin Hensher, A/Prof Genevieve Pepin, Prof Elizabeth Manias, Dr Kate Anderson, Prof Marj Moodie, Ms Kelli Nicola-Richmond, Prof Bodil Rasmussen, Prof Anna Peeters
- 2021: $93,089
Investment Narrative for Respect Victoria
A/Prof Lisa Gold, Ms Ha Le, Dr Kim Robinson, Dr Yong Yi Lee, A/Prof Martin Hensher
- 2021: $27,272
Industry and Other Funding
Western Victoria PHN After Hours Telehealth Pilot Evaluation.
A/Prof Martin Hensher, Prof Marj Moodie, A/Prof Tim Baker, Prof Alison Hutchinson
- 2021: $8,000
- 2020: $32,000
- 2019: $43,500
Review of GMHBA's chronic disease prevention and health promotion programs.
Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Jennifer Watts, A/Prof Martin Hensher
- 2019: $20,000
Developing and piloting a framework to evaluate Health APPs to enable the promotion of a curated set of evidence-based Health APPs to consumers in the Australian setting.
A/Prof Martin Hensher, Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Cathy Mihalopoulos, Dr Paul Cooper
- 2021: $38,250
- 2020: $114,750
Evaluation of the expansion of telehealth through primary care in Australia.
Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Elizabeth Manias, A/Prof Kevin Mc Namara, A/Prof Vincent Versace, Dr Andrea Hernan, A/Prof Martin Hensher, Prof Marj Moodie, Dr Lan Gao, Prof Liliana Orellana, Prof Andrea Driscoll, Prof Bodil Rasmussen, Prof Peter Vuillermin, Dr Kate Anderson
- 2021: $24,250
- 2020: $24,250
Evaluation of Western PHN After Hours Telehealth for Residential Aged Care Facilities Project.
A/Prof Martin Hensher
- 2020: $8,677
A Listening and Learning Healthcare System approach to improve outcomes for acute-care mental health consumers in the Barwon-Southwest Victoria Region.
Prof Anna Peeters, Prof Steven Allender, Prof Sharon Brennan-Olsen, Prof Michael Berk, A/Prof Olivia Dean, Prof Felice Jacka, A/Prof Adrienne O'Neil, A/Prof Melissa O'Shea, Prof Rajesh Vasa, A/Prof Michael Johnstone, A/Prof Martin Hensher, Dr Josh Hayward, Dr Elijah Marangu, Prof Alison Hutchinson, Dr Mary Lou Chatterton, Miss Sally Buchanan-Hagen
- 2021: $59,284
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report