Explores the implications for continuity of care of the wide range of policy initiatives currently affecting the … 2001 comprising a policy document analysis and a series of expert seminars discussing the impact of the policies in … practice. A variety of potential long‐term gains for continuity of care were identifiable in the current raft of policy …

numerous attempts to separate out policy making from implementation/management, the two continue to be closely coupled and …

domestic policy struggling to find a suitable approach consideration of English policy could well be fruitful in the quest to … strengthen and develop primary care in Australia. The purpose of this paper is to consider policy developments in England and … changes to policy that have occurred in the English healthcare system in recent years, and discuss whether they have proven …

allocation and policy decisions related to providing health services for the uninsured in the USA and the organizational values … stakeholders. Findings Five resource allocation or policy decisions relevant to providing healthcare services were described at …. Organizational values of access to care and stewardship most frequently affected resource allocation and policy decisions, while …

management as a comprehensive process in policy planning.  …

responsibility. The second policy utilises a financial commitment given by the patient at the time of booking. The different … policy is based on individuals being “knights”. They are altruistic and have well-intentioned values. The second policy … – A policy, which avoids the use of financial penalties is likely to be more culturally acceptable within the NHS. It …

Purpose Over the last decade there has been considerable debate about the merits of targets as a policy instrument. The … policy between 2009 and 2012: immunisation rates for two-year-olds, and time to treatment, discharge or admission in hospital … emergency departments. Design/methodology/approach For each policy target, the authors selected four case-study districts and …

technologies. The purpose of this paper is to consider the challenges and opportunities for disinvestment policy decisions in …