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.
Hospital Costs in Perspective
1 June 1963
Rising hospital costs have caused concern to the public, Government, and Members of Parliament ever since the start of the National Health Service. They are at present…
Health Services in Western Europe
5 January 1963
Britain is not unique in having a health service. Practically every European country has accepted the provision of medical care as a community responsibility. Amongst the…
Lives of Our Children: a Study in Childhood Mortality
12 January 1962
In the early 1930’s, 27,000 children died each year. By 1960, the number had fallen to 5,000. Over 380,000 people now alive would have died in…