Do reviews of healthcare interventions teach us how to improve healthcare systems?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 114, Issue , 2014, Pages 129-137

  Pawson, Ray ^a   Greenhalgh, Joanne ^a   Brennan, Cathy ^b   Glidewell, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Demand management; Health systems; Organisational change; Realist synthesis; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; POLICY REFORM; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT THEORY; MOTIVATIONAL CHANGE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEER REVIEW; PROCEDURAL CHANGE; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; REVIEW; ROLE CHANGE; STRATEGIC CHANGE; UNITED KINGDOM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84904663009     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.032     Document Type: Review

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