IPPR, the Institute for Public Policy Research, is the UK's leading progressive think tank. We
are an independent charitable organisation with our main offices in London. IPPR North …

The Institute for Public Policy Research is an independent charity whose purpose is to
contribute to public understanding of social, economic and political questions through …

" Health systems everywhere are experiencing rapid change in response to new threats to
health, including from lifestyle diseases, risks of pandemic flu, and the global effects of …

While most statements are supported by evidence, refreshingly, the authors do not shy away
from expressing some bold opinions of their own. For example, they describe John Key's …

Paul Dugdale argues that Australia's health policy scene is in rude health, with regular
debates about major reform and a steady stream of minor reforms. What motivates these …

Abstract The Humble Economist will change the way you think about health, health care and
social decision making. These short, enjoyable essays by Tony Culyer distil a powerful set of …

EDITORIAL distillation of a constellation of opinions—the lowest tier in the levels of
evidence. As such, it raises the spectre of the ancient Greek philosophical debate as to …

Starting in 2002, the UK Labour Government of 1997–2010 introduced a series of changes
to the National Health Service (NHS) in England designed to increase patients' choices of …

Prologue: What role does public opinion play in forging health policies in a democracy? That
is a complicated question to answer, because all democracies are different and thus the role …

2 PREVENTION RATHER THAN CURE the expense of health care, nor that extra billions of
pounds must be found to fund a whole new set of initiatives. It simply asks what it might take …