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Evidence based policy making and the 'art' of commissioning - How English healthcare commissioners access and use information and academic research in 'real life' decision-making: An empirical qualitative study (2015)
Journal Article
Wye, L., Brangan, E., Cameron, A., Gabbay, J., Klein, J. H., & Pope, C. J. (2015). Evidence based policy making and the 'art' of commissioning - How English healthcare commissioners access and use information and academic research in 'real life' decision-making: An empirical qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1), Article 430. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1091-x

© 2015 Wye et al. Background: Policymakers such as English healthcare commissioners are encouraged to adopt 'evidence-based policy-making', with 'evidence' defined by researchers as academic research. To learn how academic research can influence poli... Read More about Evidence based policy making and the 'art' of commissioning - How English healthcare commissioners access and use information and academic research in 'real life' decision-making: An empirical qualitative study.

Knowledge exchange in health-care commissioning:: case studies of the use of commercial, not-for-profit and public sector agencies, 2011-14 (2015)
Journal Article
Wye, L., Brangan, E., Cameron, A. M., Gabbay, J., Klein, J., & Pope, C. (2015). Knowledge exchange in health-care commissioning:: case studies of the use of commercial, not-for-profit and public sector agencies, 2011-14. Health Services and Delivery Research, 3(19), https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr03190

BackgroundEnglish health-care commissioners from the NHS need information to commission effectively. In the light of new legislation in 2012, new ‘external’ organisations were created such as commissioning support units (CSUs), public health departme... Read More about Knowledge exchange in health-care commissioning:: case studies of the use of commercial, not-for-profit and public sector agencies, 2011-14.

What do external consultants from private and not-for-profi t companies offer healthcare commissioners? A qualitative study of knowledge exchange (2015)
Journal Article
Wye, L., Brangan, E., Cameron, A. M., Gabbay, J., Klein, J. H., Anthwal, R., & Pope, C. (2015). What do external consultants from private and not-for-profi t companies offer healthcare commissioners? A qualitative study of knowledge exchange. BMJ Open, 5(2), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006558

Objectives: The use of external consultants from private and not-for-profit providers in the National Health Service (NHS) is intended to improve the quality of commissioning. The aim of this study was to learn about the support offered to healthcare... Read More about What do external consultants from private and not-for-profi t companies offer healthcare commissioners? A qualitative study of knowledge exchange.