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The Contribution of Social Science Research to Health Policy: The Royal Commission on the National Health Service*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

Rex Taylor
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Abstract

This article adopts a case study approach to examine the contribution of social science research to health policy. It concentrates exclusively on the recent Royal Commission on the National Health Service. After describing its background and modus operandi the paper goes on to assess the Report's utilization of social science research, both in its diagnosis and recommendations. This assessment suggests that while the Commissioners made relatively little use of research-based evidence in their diagnosis, their recommendations provide the basis for a substantial increase in the contribution of social sicentists, particularly in the field of health services evaluation.

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Journal of Social Policy , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , October 1981 , pp. 531 - 547
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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