The objective of 'Worth a second look' is for the author to discuss a paper or book or report which has particularly caught his/her attention and which either might not necessarily have been identified by many of the readers of the journal or has been forgotten. We are particularly interested in using the section to draw attention to papers published in journals outside the mainstream of health services research (e.g. in clinical journals or in disciplinary journals in the social sciences which are not normally looked at by many health researchers), but which might, nonetheless, be relevant and illuminating for our readers. The choice of either methodological or substantive papers/books is entirely up to the author of 'Worth a second look'. Contributors should try and convey to the reader why their chosen paper/book excited them.

We are envisaging up to 1500 words with up to 12 references.

Nick Black
Nicholas Mays
January 2009