Editorials

James F Cawley and Roderick S Hooker

Physician assistants: does the US experience have anything to offer other countries?
J Health Serv Res Policy 8(2): 65-67; doi:10.1258/135581903321466012 [PDF]  

Original research

Katharina Hauck, Nigel Rice, and Peter Smith

The influence of health care organisations on health system performance
J Health Serv Res Policy 8(2): 68-74; doi:10.1258/135581903321466021 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Max Bachmann, Tim Peters, and Ian Harvey

Costs and concentration of cancer care: evidence for pancreatic, oesophageal and gastric cancers in National Health Service hospitals
J Health Serv Res Policy 8(2): 75-82; doi:10.1258/135581903321466030 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Crispin Jenkinson, Angela Coulter, Steve Bruster, Tarani Chandola, and Phil Jones

Factors relating to patients' reports about hospital care for coronary heart disease in England
J Health Serv Res Policy 8(2): 83-86; doi:10.1258/135581903321466049 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Geoffrey Adams, Martin Gulliford, Obioha Ukoumunne, Susan Chinn, and Michael Campbell

Geographical and organisational variation in the structure of primary care services: implications for study design
J Health Serv Res Policy 8(2): 87-93; doi:10.1258/135581903321466058 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nora Jacobson, Dale Butterill, and Paula Goering

Development of a framework for knowledge translation: understanding user context
J Health Serv Res Policy 8(2): 94-99; doi:10.1258/135581903321466067 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Essay

Richard Lilford, Rachel Warren, and David Braunholtz

Action research: a way of researching or a way of managing?
J Health Serv Res Policy 8(2): 100-104; doi:10.1258/135581903321466076 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Review article

Tim Scott, Russell Mannion, Martin Marshall, and Huw Davies

Does organisational culture influence health care performance? A review of the evidence
J Health Serv Res Policy 8(2): 105-117; doi:10.1258/135581903321466085 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Worth a second look

Anne Marie Rafferty and Michael Traynor

Quality of care in early nursing research
J Health Serv Res Policy 8(2): 118-119; doi:10.1258/135581903321466094 [PDF]  

Perspective

Louise Locock

Redesigning health care: new wine from old bottles?
J Health Serv Res Policy 8(2): 120-122; doi:10.1258/135581903321466102 [Abstract] [PDF]  

What's on the web?

What's on the web?
J Health Serv Res Policy 8(2): 123-124; doi:10.1258/135581903321466111 [PDF]  

Mythbusters

User fees would stop waste and ensure better use of the health care system
J Health Serv Res Policy 8(2): 125-126; doi:10.1258/135581903321466120 [PDF]  

Questions and answers

Questions and answers
J Health Serv Res Policy 8(2): 127-128; doi:10.1258/135581903321466139 [PDF]  

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