Health Care Systems
Health care systems organise the finance and delivery of health care. They vary by country, reflecting specific history, culture, and economics. To maximise coverage and efficiency they must evolve with changing demographics, needs, and technologies.
Sixty Years of the NHS: Changes in Demographics, Expenditure, Workforce and Family Services
1 September 2008
This series of articles celebrates the 60th anniversary of the UK National Health service (NHS). The series shows how certain areas associated with health have changed…
Health Systems Performance Assessment
1 April 2006
Annual lecture by Christopher Murray, who speaks in the UK about the work on health systems performance assessment (HSPA) at the World Health Organization. He gives…
How Much Should We Spend on the NHS?
1 July 2004
Prior to the 2002 Spending Review Derek Wanless was asked by the Chancellor of The Exchequer to assess the ’financial and other resources required to ensure…
To Publish or Not: Experience and Evidence About Publishing Hospital Outcomes Data
1 February 2004
Since the mid-1980s, the publication of hospital outcomes data has become increasingly popular. Canada and the US operate performance reporting systems, with similar initiatives planned in…
Reducing Harm to Patients in the National Health Service. Will the Government’s Compensation Proposals Help?
1 December 2003
The UK government hopes that the proposals in the report of the Department of Health’s Chief Medical Officer “Making Amends” (CMO, 2003) will make its NHS…
Quality in Primary Care: Economic Approaches to Analysing Quality-Related Physician Behaviour
6 January 2003
This monograph sets out the insights from applying an economic perspective to a fundamental problem for any health service: ensuring cost-effective care when outcomes from care…
Influencing Prescribing in a Primary Care Led NHS
11 January 2002
The aim of the project was to evaluate the likely success of medicines management in a primary care led UK National Health Service (NHS). The methods…
Don’t Look Back? Voluntary and Charitable Finance of Hospitals
1 July 2001
This book provides a reassessment of the role of charitable and voluntary fundraising for health care, with a particular focus on the hospital. It does so…
The Links of Public Health and Economic Development
5 January 2001
I am really grateful to have the chance to spend an hour with you to talk about a subject of enormous importance. I am particularly gratified…