A survey of 400 Ealing residents was conducted from the Department of Public Health in Ealing Health Authority to ascertain why the response to the call/recall letters issued by the Family Health Service Authority (FHSA) was at most 33%. Views about the service were also investigated. The...

In April 1993, national reforms of the method of offering community health and social care have come into effect in the U.K. A cornerstone of the reforms will be the appointment of care managers by local authorities to oversee needs assessment and care of vulnerable people. A survey was...

Rationale Increasing attention is being given to the evaluation of public health interventions. Methods for the economic evaluation of clinical interventions are well established. In contrast, the economic evaluation of public health interventions raises additional methodological challenges. The...