Editorials

Mike Bury

Self-care and the English National Health Service
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 65-66; doi:10.1258/135581907780279530 [PDF]  

Shane Cave

Corruption in health services
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 67-68; doi:10.1258/135581907780279558 [PDF]  

Original research

Nicola Roberts, Karen Meade, and Martyn Partridge

The effect of telephone reminders on attendance in respiratory outpatient clinics
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 69-72; doi:10.1258/135581907780279567 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Iestyn Williams, Stirling Bryan, and Shirley McIver

How should cost-effectiveness analysis be used in health technology coverage decisions? Evidence from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence approach
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 73-79; doi:10.1258/135581907780279521 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Edward Wilson, Jon Sussex, Christine Macleod, and Richard Fordham

Prioritizing health technologies in a Primary Care Trust
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 80-85; doi:10.1258/135581907780279495 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ludmila Marcinowicz, Slawomir Chlabicz, and Ryszard Grebowski

Open-ended questions in surveys of patients' satisfaction with family doctors
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 86-89; doi:10.1258/135581907780279639 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Barbara Hanratty, Bo Burström, Anders Walander, and Margaret Whitehead

Inequality in the face of death? Public expenditure on health care for different socioeconomic groups in the last year of life
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 90-94; doi:10.1258/135581907780279585 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Kath Checkland, Stephen Harrison, and Martin Marshall

Is the metaphor of 'barriers to change' useful in understanding implementation? Evidence from general medical practice
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 95-100; doi:10.1258/135581907780279657 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Lorcan Clarke, Mike Clarke, and Thomas Clarke

How useful are Cochrane reviews in identifying research needs?
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 101-103; doi:10.1258/135581907780279648 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Essay

Anna Dixon, Julian Le Grand, John Henderson, Richard Murray, and Emmi Poteliakhoff

Is the British National Health Service equitable? The evidence on socioeconomic differences in utilization
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 104-109; doi:10.1258/135581907780279549 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Review article

Bonnie Sibbald, Ruth McDonald, and Martin Roland

Shifting care from hospitals to the community: a review of the evidence on quality and efficiency
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 110-117; doi:10.1258/135581907780279611 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Worth a second look

Jenny Lewis

Graham T Allison's 'The Essence of Decision'
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 118-119; doi:10.1258/135581907780279576 [PDF]  

Perspective

Thomas McLean

Commoditization of the international teleradiology market
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 120-122; doi:10.1258/135581907780279503 [Abstract] [PDF]  

What's on the web

Su Golder, Kate Light, Lisa Stirk, and Kath Wright

National assessment of university research
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 123-124; doi:10.1258/135581907780279512 [PDF]  

Mythbusters

Canadian Health Services Research Foundation

Myth: Early detection is good for everyone
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 125-126; doi:10.1258/135581907780279620 [PDF]  

What's the evidence?

What is the effectiveness of old-age mental health services?
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 127; doi:10.1258/135581907780279602 [PDF]  

Questions and answers

Questions and answers
J Health Serv Res Policy 12(2): 128; doi:10.1258/135581907780279594 [PDF]  

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