... committees was notable, yet only 13.5% recognized community leaders’ influence. Targeted health policies were found effective, while mental health support emerged as a crucial area needing attention. Research limitations/implications This study’s limitations include a reliance on self-reported data from...

... of the paper is inspired by critical discourse analysis. Comprehensively analysing the findings of previous discourse studies on how “the patient” is constructed in central policy texts, this study compares the position of the patient in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Findings The paper reveals ideological...

... the country. Originality/value – This paper looks at Canadian policy regarding antimicrobial stewardship at a federal as well as provincial level. Historic conferences, reports and discussions are highlighted emphasizing the progressive changes over the past two decades and highlight many...

... – The analysis indicates that the appropriate perspective to use depends on normative considerations and the particular policy context to which it will be applied. Research limitations/implications – The main limitation was time and resources, which were overcome by meticulous analysis of secondary data...

...Kashifa Mahmood Treats GPs’ perceptions of their level of influence in designing the primary care development scheme as a litmus test of their professional involvement in driving NHS policy and whether a corporate role for e´lite practitioners affords increased influence over rank‐and‐file...

... to test and refine the list of informants identified by the research team. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Monitoring Evidence‐based medicine Health Policy Pregnancy Screening is important for early detection or prevention of several diseases. The UK National Screening Committee (NSC...

... clinical performance. Managers make many decisions about policies and organisation which affect the quality of care, but they rarely use evaluation research in making these decisions. Such research is difficult to find, produced using many different types of methods which are difficult for non‐experts...