In an ideal world new policies and interventions could be tested in a randomised fashion before implementation. But, all to often, policies within the health service are decided upon in the absence of decent evidence to serve political rather than… Read More »The NHS as policy laboratory
Every Monday our authors provide a round-up of some of the most recently published peer reviewed articles from the field. We don’t cover everything, or even what’s most important – just a few papers that have interested the author. Visit our Resources… Read More »Chris Sampson’s journal round-up for 1st August 2016
Every Monday our authors provide a round-up of some of the most recently published peer reviewed articles from the field. We don’t cover everything, or even what’s most important – just a few papers that have interested the author. Visit our Resources… Read More »Chris Sampson’s journal round-up for 25th July 2016
Free to choose? Reform, choice, and consideration sets in the English National Health Service. M Gaynor, C Propper, and S Seiler. 2016. American Economic Review [RePEc] Forthcoming The enhancement of patient choice about healthcare provider is a popular target for reform across many European… Read More »Free to choose?: A comment on Gaynor, Propper, and Seiler (2016)
Every Monday our authors provide a round-up of some of the most recently published peer reviewed articles from the field. We don’t cover everything, or even what’s most important – just a few papers that have interested the author. Visit our Resources… Read More »Chris Sampson’s journal round-up for 11th July 2016
In one interview I’ve read an ‘out’ voter describe how they voted for Brexit because they felt there was too much pressure on the NHS. I think it can be inferred that the believed cause of these pressures is immigration. I don’t… Read More »Some early thoughts on Brexit and the NHS
Every Monday our authors provide a round-up of some of the most recently published peer reviewed articles from the field. We don’t cover everything, or even what’s most important – just a few papers that have interested the author. Visit our Resources… Read More »Chris Sampson’s journal round-up for 20th June 2016
I attended the inaugural Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs) Conference in Sheffield on Thursday 9 June 2016. Supported by four NIHR CLAHRCs across England, it offered an opportunity for those who work with PROMs to present to over 100 people… Read More »Conference round-up: PROMs Conference Sheffield 2016
Every Monday our authors provide a round-up of some of the most recently published peer reviewed articles from the field. We don’t cover everything, or even what’s most important – just a few papers that have interested the author. Visit our Resources… Read More »Chris Sampson’s journal round-up for 6th June 2016
Last October saw the first meeting of the Medicine, Markets and Morals Network. Today and yesterday I attended their third and final (for now) meeting in London. The network brings together researchers from across the social sciences and humanities to discuss… Read More »Conference round-up: Medicine, Markets and Morals Network Meeting Three