Background The sco** review has become an increasingly popular approach for
synthesizing research evidence. It is a relatively new approach for which a universal study …

The causes and effects of marketization of public services have been analysed extensively
in the literature, but there is relatively little research on how those policies impact on the …

Ask people what they want from the public money that is spent on health care and
education, and the answer will be simple: a good service. Sometimes they will add that they …

Objectives To assess the demand for, and likely impact of, increasing patient choice in
health care. The study examined whether patients would like to exercise choice of hospital …

It is estimated that over 50,000 individuals from the UK each year elect to fund their own
treatment abroad. Such treatments commonly include cosmetic and dental surgery; cardio …

Abstract The UK National Health Service is introducing policies offering patients a choice of
the hospital where they would like to be treated.'Patient choice'policies form part of a wider …

At the heart of SPRU's DH-funded programme of research is a qualitative longitudinal Panel
Study that aims to examine the choices that older people, disabled young people, disabled …

Extending choice and control for social care service users is a central feature of current
English policies. However, these have comparatively little to say about choice in relation to …

Background The study examined the implications of inward and outward flows of private
patients for the NHS across a range of specialties and services. Objectives To generate a …

Patient choice is at the forefront of the debate about the future of healthcare provision in
many industrialized countries. It is argued that understanding the complexities and the …