In this paper, we outline the relationship between the need to put existing applied health
research knowledge into practice (the 'know-do gap') and the need to improve the evidence …

Nearly two years on from the beginning of the pandemic in the UK and things are gradually
beginning to return to normal. While the effects will be widespread across lives and …

The latest edition builds on the success of previous volumes with the addition of several new
services and some changes requested by readers. Funded by the Department of Health and …

This paper provides an educational review covering the consideration of costs for cost-
effectiveness analysis (CEA), summarising relevant methods and research from the …

Ageing is assumed to be accompanied by greater health care expenditures but the
association is also viewed as a 'red herring'. This study aimed to evaluate whether age is …

Abstract Background Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are generally regarded as the
“gold standard” for providing quantifiable evidence around the effectiveness and cost …

Background: Centralising acute stroke services is an example of major system change
(MSC).'Hub and spoke'systems, consisting of a reduced number of services providing acute …

Background The economic implications of major system change are an important
component of the decision to implement health service reconfigurations. Little is known …

This article provides an educational review covering the consideration of conducting 'value
for money'analyses as part of non-randomised study designs including service evaluations …

Background One in three hospital acute medical admissions is of an older person with
cognitive impairment. Their outcomes are poor and the quality of their care in hospital has …