Policy, Organisation and Incentives in Health Systems
Health system policies should incentivise high-quality health care in areas of highest need at the lowest feasible cost. Our aim is to expand our understanding of policies that result in healthier populations and achieve sustainability while being responsive to patients’ needs.
Managing the NHS: past, present and agenda for the future
1 March 1994
The recent pace of administrative change in the NHS has been rapid, culminating in the October 1993 decision to abolish the Regional tier of management and…
The Impact of Unemployment on Health
1 July 1993
That there is a positive association between unemployment and a variety of measures of ill health is clear. What is less clear is how this association…
Aids in Africa: Meeting the Challenge through Training Education and Prevention
1 January 1992
AIDS poses a formidable challenge to African policy makers and health professionals. Of the estimated 9 to 11 million cases of HIV infection worldwide, some 7…
AIDS: Worldwide Policies and Problems
1 September 1991
The condition which was later to be called AIDS emerged in the early 1980s in several widely separated locations, including the United States, Haiti, Belgium, France,…
Organ Transplantation
1 July 1991
Organ transplantation is one of the most spectacular medical achievements of this century. The first successful human transplant operation took place in Boston, in 1954, when…
Factors Influencing Clinical Decisions in General Practice
1 May 1991
In January 1989 the Government announced its proposals for reforming the National Health Service in the White Paper ‘Working for Patients’ (CM555). The two main objectives…
Patterns of Prescribing
1 January 1991
Outcomes, it is commonly said by general practitioners, are more difficult to measure in our discipline than those in hospital based specialties. This is true but…
The Economic Impact of Medicines
9 January 1990
The objective of medical care is to improve people’s health. This includes avoiding illness whenever possible, alleviating suffering and disability when illness does occur, and prolonging…
Variations between General Practitioners
1 July 1990
The Government’s National Health Service reforms are designed to increase cost effectiveness, widen consumer choice and improve the quality of care. In making the case for…