Objectives To support workforce deficits and rising demand for medicines, independent
prescribing (IP) by nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals is a key component …

The UK has recorded one of the highest death rates associated with COVID-19 globally,
whether measured as deaths that are directly attributable to COVID-19 or by excess …

Background Responsibility for public health in England transferred from the National Health
Service to local authorities in 2013, representing a different decision-making environment …

Whole-system reforms, including devolution and integration of health and social care
services, have the potential to impact multiple dimensions of health system performance …

In February 2015, Greater Manchester secured an agreement with the government to take
what was described as “devolved control” of the£ 6 billion pa budget for health and social …

Children and young people in the UK have worse health outcomes than in many similar
western countries and child health inequalities are persistent and increasing. Systems …

Objectives To investigate the perceptions, attitudes, behaviours and potential barriers to
effective obesity care in the UK using data collected from people with obesity (PwO) and …

Objective The aim of the present study is two-fold. First, it attempts to identify the barriers and
enablers of implementing clinical commissioning policy. Second, it synthesises how these …

Background As integrated care systems are embedded across England there are regions
where the integration process has been evaluated and continues to evolve. Evaluation of …

Good management practice in healthcare payors and providers is considered central to
ensuring health systems respond to population needs, contain costs, and improve both …