Background and Purpose An ageing population at greater risk of proximal femoral fracture
places an additional clinical and financial burden on hospital and community medical services…

Effective policymaking in health care systems begins with a clear typology of the terminology
– need, demand, supply and access to care – and their interrelationships. However, the …

A growing literature suggests that limited access to full-service grocery stores may be linked
to poor diets, obesity, and other diet-related diseases. Food prices are likely to be as much …

… Kasteridis were employed at BCBST during the conduct of this research project and
preparation of the manuscript, but they have since left the organization. The views expressed are …

Objective To investigate whether continuity of care in family practice reduces unplanned
hospital use for people with serious mental illness (SMI). Data Sources Linked administrative …

This study investigates the differentiated effects of economic and socio-demographic variables
on food away from home (FAFH) expenditures by type of meal among different types of …

Background Serious mental illness (SMI) is a set of disabling conditions associated with
poor outcomes and high healthcare utilisation. However, little is known about patterns of …

Aims The Symphony Project is designed to identify which groups of the South Somerset
population in England would most benefit from greater integration across primary, community, …

Objective: Although UK and international guidelines recommend monotherapy, antipsychotic
polypharmacy among patients with serious mental illness is common in clinical practice. …

Study Design The Gaussian treatment effect model is estimated for three age categories by
gender. Treatment effects of quitting smoking on body mass index (BMI) by quit length are …