In the past decade, qualitative methods have become more commonplace in areas such as
health services research and health technology assessment, and there has been a …

Various strategies are available within qualitative research to protect against bias and
enhance the reliability of findings. This paper gives examples of the principal approaches and …

Contrary to popular perception, qualitative research can produce vast amounts of data. These
may include verbatim notes or transcribed recordings of interviews or focus groups, jotted …

This systematic review assesses the extent to which primary-secondary substitution is
possible in the field of emergency care where the range of options for the delivery of care is …

Policymakers in England are increasingly encouraging the formation of ‘large-scale’ general
practice provider collaborations with the expectation that this will help deliver better quality …

Background There were ten initiatives in the primary and urgent care system in the English
NHS during the New Labour government, 1997–2010, aimed at delivering higher quality, …

Contrary to popular perception, qualitative research can produce vast amounts of data. These
may include verbatim notes or transcribed recordings of interviews or focus groups, jotted …

… The first edition of this book, published in 2005, was co-authored by Kent Buse, Nicholas
Mays and Gill Walt. Its starting point was the second edition of Gill Walt's earlier book, Health …

Policy-makers and managers have always used a wide range of sources of evidence in
making decisions about policy and the organization of services. However, they are under …

… 190 Nicholas Mays et al. … In a review designed to assess the extent to which secondary/primary
care substitution was possible in the field of firstcontact, emergency care, Roberts and Mays …