Background Policymakers in many countries promote collaboration between health care
organizations and other sectors as a route to improving population health. Local …

Background Despite the goal set by WHO to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public
health threat, uptake of HCV testing and treatment remains low. To achieve this target …

The content and organization of mental health care have been heavily influenced by the
view that mental difficulties come as diagnosable disorders that can be treated by specialist …

Background Health and care services are becoming increasingly strained and healthcare
authorities worldwide are investing in integrated care in the hope of delivering higher-quality …

Policy Points Integrated care is best understood as an emergent set of practices intrinsically
shaped by contextual factors, and not as a single intervention to achieve predetermined …

Objectives In England, the NHS111 service provides assessment and triage by telephone
for urgent health problems. A digital version of this service has recently been introduced. We …

Background Task sharing for the management of hypertension could be useful for
understaffed and resource-poor health systems. We assessed the effectiveness of task …

Background With the advent of direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapies for the treatment of
hepatitis C virus (HCV), the World Health Organization recommended a goal to eliminate …

Methods: A systematic search of 5 databases to identify studies comprising older adults
assessing hospital admission, length of hospital stay, hospital readmission, patient …

Will a new NHS structure in England help recovery from the pandemic? Page 1 Will a new
NHS structure in England help recovery from the pandemic? The health policy challenges …