This paper presents a qualitative investigation of consumers' preferences regarding the
single elements of a community-based health insurance (CBI) scheme recently implemented …

Several commentators on the current state of human geography have recently criticized
cultural geography for its influence on the theoretical and empirical foci of the wider …

Greater patient involvement has become a key goal of health care provision. This study
explored the way in which general practitioners (GPs) in the UK manage the dual …

Background A common dilemma that confronts physicians in clinical practice is the
allocation of scarce resources. Yet the strategies used by physicians in actual situations of …

Conclusions: There are compelling conceptual reasons to support a policy of routine
disclosure. Systematic disclosure of prevailing intensive care unit norms for making …

Healthcare has an impact on everyone, and healthcare funding decisions shape how and
what healthcare is provided. In this book, Stephen Duckett outlines a Christian, biblically …

Health systems worldwide face the challenges of rationing. The English National Health
Service (NHS) was founded on three core principles: universality, comprehensiveness, and …

Introduction This article reports on a priority-setting exercise involving members of the
general public and health professionals. The aim is to compare the healthcare priorities of …

Background There is broad international agreement from clinicians and academics that
healthcare rationing should be undertaken as explicitly as possible, and the BMA have …

Background Healthcare systems face the problem of insufficient resources to meet the
needs of ageing populations and increasing demands for access to new treatments. It is …