No nation can afford to provide all the health care that its population wants. Countries can, however, ensure they obtain the greatest benefit from those resources available for health care. Evaluation of health care can help determine which services should be provided and how they should best be organized and delivered.This book analyses health care interventions, from specific treatments to whole delivery systems, in terms of four key dimensions: Effectiveness Efficiency Humanity Equity Series Editors: Rosalind Plowman and Nicki Thorogood.

Author Biography

Lecture in Psychology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Senior Lecturer in Health Services Research London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Reader in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Director of Public Health for Slough Primary Care Trust