Journal of Health Services Research & Policy
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Volume 1, Issue 1, January 1996
Editorials
Why a new journal. Nick Black, Nicholas Mays (1)
Phil Strong. Nick Black (3)
Original research
Failure of health care reform in the USA. David Mechanic (4)
Case mix measurement in English hospitals: an evaluation of five methods for predicting resource use. Neil Söderlund, Ruairidh Milne, Alastair Gray, James Raftery (10)
Measurement of overall and disease-specific health status: does the order of questionnaires make a difference. Michael Barry, Elizabeth Walker-Corkery, YuChiao Chang, Linda Tyll, Daniel Cherkin, Floyd Fowler (20)
Knowledge based commissioning: can a national clinical effectiveness policy be compatible with seeking professional advice. Peter Littlejohns, Carol Dumelow, Sian Griffiths (28)
Review articles
How can pay-back from health services research be assessed. Martin Buxton, Steve Hanney (35)
Structural change in hospital: the implications for research. Anthony Harrison (44)
Reading around
Quality of life: policy, methodology and research. Hannah McGee (51)
Worth a second look
Assessing appropriateness of care. Alessandro Liberati (53)
Questions and answers
Waiting time, managed competition, readmissions and case mix adjustment (55)
Perspective
Where do internal markets come from and can they work. Alistair McGuire (56)
Volume 1, Issue 2, April 1996
Editorials
Science and medical practice: the turning tide. John Swales (61)
The impact of health economics on health policy and practice. Frans Rutten (62)
Scientific basis versus scientism in health services. Ann Barry Flood (63)
Original research
Does severity explain differences in hospital length of stay for pneumonia patients. Lisa Iezzoni, Michael Shwartz, Arlene Ash, Yevgenia Mackiernan (65)
Problems with recruitment in a randomized controlled trial of counselling in general practice: causes and implications. Karen Fairhurst, Christopher Dowrick (77)
Planning the development of cystic fibrosis gene carrier screening. Roger Beech, Hilary Bekker (81)
Review articles
A systematic review of the effectiveness of health service interventions aimed at reducing inequalities in health. Lorna Arblaster, Mark Lambert, Vikki Entwistle, Dierdre Fullerton, Martin Forster, Trevor Sheldon, Ian Watt (93)
'Evidence-based', 'cost-effective' and 'preference-driven' medicine: decision analysis based on medical decision making is the pre-requisite. Jack Dowie (104)
Reading around
Methods of health services evaluation: the gospel of Archie Cochrane after 25 years. Ian Russell (114)
Worth a second look
The contingent valuation controversy in environmental economics and its relevance to health services research. Magnus Johannesson (116)
Questions and answers
Waiting time, managed competition, re-admissions and case mix adjustment (118)
Perspective
Why should health services be primary care-led. Angela Coulter (121)
Volume 1, Issue 3, July 1997
Editorials
The growth of emergency admissions - a challenge for health services research. Nigel Edwards (125)
What do purchasers of health care want from health services research. Barry Tennison (126)
Original research
Predicting activity and workload in general practice from the demographic structure of the practice population. David Whynes, Darrin Baines (128)
The costs of alternative types of routine antenatal care for low-risk women: shared care vs care by general practitioners and community midwives. Julie Ratcliffe, Mandy Ryan, Janet Tucker (135)
Using economics to prioritize research: a case study of randomized trials for the prevention of hip fractures due to osteoporosis. David Torgerson, Cam Donaldson, David Reid (141)
Essay
Programme budgeting and marginal analysis: an approach to priority setting in need of refinement. John Posnett, Andrew Street (147)
Review article
Multilevel models: applications to health data. Nigel Rice, Alastair Leyland (154)
Reading around
Qualitative research methods. Jeanne Daly (165)
Worth a second look
Policy-relevant health services research: who needs it. George Maddox (167)
What do we know about complementary medicine? What should we know. Nicholas Graves (169)
Questions and answers
Waiting lists, case mix, managed competition, expenditure comparisons, community care, technology costs (171)
Perspectives
May we support your decision. Colin Gordon (175)
Inequalities in health: what health systems can and cannot do. Peggy Foster (179)
Volume 1, Issue 4, October 1996
Editorials
What is 'development'. Nick Black, Nicholas Mays (183)
Original research
Economics, public health and health care purchasing: the Tayside experience of programme budgeting and marginal analysis. Danny Ruta, Cam Donaldson, Ingrid Gilray (185)
Patient preferences in randomised trials: threat or opportunity. David Torgerson, Jennifer Klaber-Moffett, Ian Russell (194)
Simulation models in the planning of health care facilities: an application in the case of neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Bowine Michel, Rob Van Staveren, Wil Geven, Ben Van Hout (198)
The cost-effectiveness of condoms in the prevention of HIV infection in England and Wales: should condoms be available on prescription. David Hughes, Stephen Morris (205)
Comparison of doctors', nurses', politicians' and public attitudes to health care priorities. Markku Myllykangas, Olli-Pekka Ryynanen, Juha Kinnunen, Jorma Takala (212)
Costs and renumeration for cervical screening in general practice in the west of Scotland. Susan Myles, Sally Wyke, Tracy Ibbotson, Sally Macintyre, Jim McEwen, Moya Kelly (217)
The problem of 'noise' in monitoring patient-based outcomes: generic, disease-specific and site-specific instruments for total hip replacement. Jill Dawson, Ray Fitzpatrick, David Murray, Andrew Carr (224)
The cost and effectiveness of the London helicopter emergency medical service. John Brazier, Jon Nicholl, Helen Snooks (232)
Review article
Development standards for health measures. Ian McDowell, Crispin Jenkinson (238)
Reading around
Software for analysing textual data. Sue Ziebland (247)
Worth a second look
Transactions cost economics and its applications to health services research. Dwayne Banks (250)
Questions and answers
Terminal expenditure, odds ratios and relative risks, community care (253)
