by nicholas mays Our ambition to co-produce evidence with advisors and officials is fraught with challenges, but remains a worthy goal with valuable benefits, explains PIRU director, Nicholas Mays. When PIRU was set up three and a half years ago, … Continue reading
By Tom Woodcock We should learn from Melanesian Islanders that feedback provides the deep understanding of interventions which is key to wide-scale, successful roll-out, says Tom Woodcock Osmar White, the Australian war correspondent, told an amazing story about how, … Continue reading
By Mylene Lagarde Working with researchers to evaluate the introduction of financial incentives in developed healthcare economies would yield vital knowledge, explains Mylene Lagarde The jury is very much out on pay-for-performance (P4P) schemes in healthcare – at least as … Continue reading
By Nicholas Mays PIRU’s experience with the ‘Choice of GP Practice Pilot’ suggests the need for continuing independent evaluation of policy roll-outs, The greatest benefits – and potential disbenefits – of any piloted policy change are usually felt in the … Continue reading
By Nick Mays The recent Department of Health report, ‘Innovation, Health and Wealth’* tells an intriguing story about the potential economic benefits of the NHS. It goes further than rehearsing how it helps to develop a healthy, productive and economically … Continue reading