Prioritising patients for bariatric surgery

"This study extends our understanding of the publics’ preferences for priority setting to the context of bariatric surgery, and derives priority weights that could be used to assist bodies responsible for commissioning bariatric services."

Prioritising patients for bariatric surgery: building public preferences from a discrete choice experiment into public policy
JA Whitty, et al.
BMJ Open, 2015, 5:e008919

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Supporting public service transformation

"The primary audience for this document is cost-benefit analysis practitioners. By reading it, they will gain a clear understanding of the technical approaches developed by New Economy to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of public policy interventions."

Supporting public service transformation: cost benefit analysis guidance for local partnerships
HM Treasury, Public Service Transformation Network, New Economy
April 2014

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Social media and public policy

"This report considers whether social media data can improve the quality and timeliness of the evidence base that informs public policy."

Social media and public policy: What is the evidence?
J Leavey
Alliance for Useful Evidence
September 2013

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