The evolution of devolution in the English NHS

"This report considers the potential implications for health and care outcomes of health care devolution in England and how policy could best evolve. While the wider devolution agenda includes many public services, which could all have an impact on health outcomes, the focus of this report is primarily on devolution in the NHS."

Catalyst or distraction? The evolution of devolution in the English NHS
F Dormon, H Butcher, R Taunt
The Health Foundation
April 2016

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The public's voice about healthcare quality regulation policies

"Our study contributes to the limited knowledge of public opinion on government regulation policies. This knowledge is needed in order to effectively assess different approaches to involve the public in regulation policies."

The public's voice about healthcare quality regulation policies. A population-based survey
R Bouwman, M Bomhoff, JD de Jong, P Robben, R Friele
BMC Health Services Research, 2015, 15:325

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Knowledge translation on ageing and health

"The objective of this framework is to assist policy- and decision -makers in integrating evidence-based approaches to ageing in national health policy development processes, specific policies or programmes addressing older population needs and other health programmes concerned with such issues as HIV, reproductive health, chronicle diseases etc."

Knowledge translation on ageing and health: a framework for policy development 2012
World Health Organization
April 2012

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Assessing how much confidence to place in the research evidence

In the third paper in a three-part series on health systems guidance, Simon Lewin and colleagues explore the importance of assessing how much confidence to place in different types of research evidence with regards to informing judgements regarding policy options to address health systems problems.

Guidance for evidence-informed policies about health systems: Assessing how much confidence to place in the research evidence
S Lewin, et al.
PLoS Medicine, 9(3):e1001187

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Rationale for and challenges of guidance development

"This is one paper in a three-part series that sets out how evidence should be translated into guidance to inform policies on health systems and improve the delivery of clinical and public health interventions."

Guidance for evidence-informed policies about health systems: rationale for and challenges of guidance development
X Bosch-Capblanch, et al.
PLoS Medicine, 2012, 9(3):e1001185

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Linking guidance development to policy development

"In the second paper in a three-part series on health systems guidance, John Lavis and colleagues explore the challenge of linking guidance development and policy development at global and national levels."

Guidance for evidence-informed policies about health systems: linking guidance development to policy development
JN Lavis, et al.
PLoS Medicine, 2012, 9(3):e1001186

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