Background This paper reviews evidence on equity as a policy goal of resource allocation in
the English NHS, focussing on the role of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as …

This paper reports from an ethnographic study of hospital planning in England undertaken
between 2006 and 2009. We explored how a policy to centralise hospital services was …

The aim of this systematic review was to assess evidence of the impact of commissioning on
health service use, quality, outcomes and value for money and to consider findings in the …

Objective The reform in the English National Health Services (NHS) under the Health and
Social Care Act 2012 is unlike previous NHS reorganisations. The establishment of clinical …

Background Diagnosing cancer at an early stage increases the likelihood of survival, and
more advanced cancers are more difficult to treat successfully. Primary care practitioners …

Background National European cancer survival rates vary widely. Prolonged diagnostic
intervals are thought to be a key factor in explaining these variations. Primary care …

Background Informal knowledge is used in public health practice to make sense of research
findings. Although knowledge translation theories highlight the importance of informal …

Objective To explain how the Primary Health Network commissioning model works, and
factors likely to affect its success. Methods The study focuses on the delivery of primary …

This thesis considers how policy 'works' as an instrument of governance. I report an
ethnographic study of health care policy in the contested field of hospital planning. In this …

Primary Health Networks (PHNs) are a new institution for health systems management in the
Australian healthcare system. PHNs will play a key role in mental health reform through …