2017 Journal Article Will the Need-Based Planning of Health Human Resources Currently Undertaken in Several Countries Lead to Excess Supply and Inefficiency? A Comment on Basu and PakBirch, Stephen, Murphy, Gail Tomblin, MacKenzie, Adrian, Whittaker, William and Mason, Thomas (2017). Will the Need-Based Planning of Health Human Resources Currently Undertaken in Several Countries Lead to Excess Supply and Inefficiency? A Comment on Basu and Pak. Health Economics, 26 (6), 818-821. doi: 10.1002/hec.3370 |
2017 Journal Article Does capitation affect the delivery of oral healthcare and access to services? Evidence from a pilot contact in Northern IrelandHill, Harry, Birch, Stephen, Tickle, Martin, McDonald, Ruth, Donaldson, Michael, O'Carolan, Donncha and Brocklehurst, Paul (2017). Does capitation affect the delivery of oral healthcare and access to services? Evidence from a pilot contact in Northern Ireland. BMC Health Services Research, 17 (1) 175, 175. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2117-3 |
2017 Journal Article Reflections On the Nice Decision to Reject Patient Production LossesShearer, James, Byford, Sarah and Birch, Steve (2017). Reflections On the Nice Decision to Reject Patient Production Losses. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 33 (6), 638-643. doi: 10.1017/S0266462317000952 |
2017 Journal Article The drive towards sustainable health systems needs an alignment: Where are the innovations in health systems planning?Tomblin Murphy, Gail, Birch, Stephen, MacKenzie, Adrian, Rigby, Janet and Purkis, Mary Ellen (2017). The drive towards sustainable health systems needs an alignment: Where are the innovations in health systems planning?. Healthcare Papers, 16 (3), 40-46. doi: 10.12927/hcpap.2017.25081 |
2017 Book Chapter Population needs, opportunity costs and economic methods for financial sustainability in health care systemsBirch, Stephen and Gafni, Amiram (2017). Population needs, opportunity costs and economic methods for financial sustainability in health care systems. The future of health economics. (pp. 169-180) edited by Olivier Ethgen and Ulf Staginnus. New York, United States: Routledge. |
2017 Journal Article Appropriateness-based reimbursement of elective invasive coronary procedures in low- and middle-income countries: Preliminary assessment of feasibility in IndiaKarthikeyan, Ganesan, Shirodkar, Umesh, Rajivlochan, Meeta and Birch, Stephen (2017). Appropriateness-based reimbursement of elective invasive coronary procedures in low- and middle-income countries: Preliminary assessment of feasibility in India. National Medical Journal of India, 30 (1), 11-14. |
2016 Journal Article Simulating future supply of and requirements for human resources for health in high-income OECD countriesMurphy, Gail Tomblin, Birch, Stephen, MacKenzie, Adrian and Rigby, Janet (2016). Simulating future supply of and requirements for human resources for health in high-income OECD countries. Human Resources for Health, 14 (1) 77, 77. doi: 10.1186/s12960-016-0168-x |
2016 Journal Article Unmet Needs Reported by Adults with Chronic Conditions: An Analysis of Data From the Canadian Community Health SurveyWojkowski, Sarah, Richardson, Julie, Chowhan, James, Boyle, Michael and Birch, Stephen (2016). Unmet Needs Reported by Adults with Chronic Conditions: An Analysis of Data From the Canadian Community Health Survey. International Journal of Physiotherapy, 3 (6), 613-623. doi: 10.15621/ijphy/2016/v3i6/124726 |
2016 Journal Article Reconfiguring health workforce: a case-based comparative study explaining the increasingly diverse professional roles in Europede Bont, Antoinette, van Exel, Job, Coretti, Silvia, Okem, Zeynep Guldem, Janssen, Maarten, Hope, Kristin Lofthus, Ludwicki, Tomasz, Zander, Britta, Zvonickova, Marie, Bond, Christine, Wallenburg, Iris, MUNROS Team and Birch, Stephen (2016). Reconfiguring health workforce: a case-based comparative study explaining the increasingly diverse professional roles in Europe. BMC Health Services Research, 16 (1) 637. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1898-0 |
2016 Journal Article Coordination of care in the Chinese health care systems: a gap analysis of service delivery from a provider perspectiveWang, Xin, Birch, Stephen, Zhu, Weiming, Ma, Huifen, Embrett, Mark and Meng, Qingyue (2016). Coordination of care in the Chinese health care systems: a gap analysis of service delivery from a provider perspective. BMC Health Services Research, 16 (1) 571, 571-11. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1813-8 |
2016 Journal Article A scoping review of need and unmet need for community based physiotherapy in CanadaWojkowski, Sarah , Smith, Jenna , Julie Richardson, Stephen Birch and Michael Boyle (2016). A scoping review of need and unmet need for community based physiotherapy in Canada. Journal of Critical Reviews, 3 (4), 17-23. doi: 10.22159/jcr.2016v3i4.14130 |
2016 Journal Article The Structure and Effectiveness of Health Systems: Exploring the Impact of System Integration in Rural ChinaWang, Xin, Birch, Stephen, Ma, Huifen, Zhu, Weiming and Meng, Qingyue (2016). The Structure and Effectiveness of Health Systems: Exploring the Impact of System Integration in Rural China. International Journal of Integrated Care, 16 (3) 6, 6. doi: 10.5334/ijic.2197 |
2016 Journal Article A synthesis of recent analyses of human resources for health requirements and labour market dynamics in high-income OECD countriesMurphy, Gail Tomblin, Birch, Stephen, MacKenzie, Adrian, Bradish, Stephanie and Rose, Annette Elliott (2016). A synthesis of recent analyses of human resources for health requirements and labour market dynamics in high-income OECD countries. Human Resources for Health, 14 (1) 59, 59. doi: 10.1186/s12960-016-0155-2 |
2016 Journal Article A randomised controlled trial to measure the effects and costs of a dental caries prevention regime for young children attending primary care dental services: the Northern Ireland Caries Prevention In Practice (NIC-PIP) trialTickle, Martin, O'Neill, Ciaran, Donaldson, Michael, Birch, Stephen, Noble, Solveig, Killough, Seamus, Murphy, Lynn, Greer, Margaret, Brodison, Julie, Verghis, Rejina and Worthington, Helen V. (2016). A randomised controlled trial to measure the effects and costs of a dental caries prevention regime for young children attending primary care dental services: the Northern Ireland Caries Prevention In Practice (NIC-PIP) trial. Health Technology Assessment, 20 (71), 1-96. doi: 10.3310/hta20710 |
2016 Journal Article Variations in survival time for amalgam and resin composite restorations: a population based cohort analysisBirch, S., Price, R., Andreou, P., Jones, G. and Portolesi, A. (2016). Variations in survival time for amalgam and resin composite restorations: a population based cohort analysis. Community Dental Health, 33 (3), 204-208. doi: 10.1922/CDH_3825Birch05 |
2016 Journal Article Determining the optimal model for role substitution in NHS dental services in the UK: a mixed-methods studyBrocklehurst, Paul, Birch, Stephen, McDonald, Ruth, Hill, Harry, O’Malley, Lucy, Macey, Richard and Tickle, Martin (2016). Determining the optimal model for role substitution in NHS dental services in the UK: a mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 4 (22), 1-118. doi: 10.3310/hsdr04220 |
2016 Journal Article Does treatment collection and observation each day keep the patient away? An analysis of the determinants of adherence among patients with Tuberculosis in South AfricaBirch, Stephen, Govender, Veloshnee, Fried, Jana, Eyles, John, Daries, Vanessa, Moshabela, Mosa and Cleary, Susan (2016). Does treatment collection and observation each day keep the patient away? An analysis of the determinants of adherence among patients with Tuberculosis in South Africa. Health Policy and Planning, 31 (4), 454-461. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czv084 |
2016 Journal Article Blunt Policy Instruments Deliver Blunt Policy Outcomes: Why Cost Sharing is Not Effective at Controlling Utilization and Improving Health System EfficiencyEssue, Beverley M. and Birch, Stephen (2016). Blunt Policy Instruments Deliver Blunt Policy Outcomes: Why Cost Sharing is Not Effective at Controlling Utilization and Improving Health System Efficiency. Medical Care, 54 (2), 107-109. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000500 |
2016 Journal Article The iMpact on practice, oUtcomes and costs of New roles for health pROfeSsionals: a study protocol for MUNROSBond, Christine, Bruhn, Hanne, de Bont, Antoinette, van Exel, Job, Busse, Reinhard, Sutton, Matthew, Elliott, Robert, MUNROS team and Birch, Stephen (2016). The iMpact on practice, oUtcomes and costs of New roles for health pROfeSsionals: a study protocol for MUNROS. BMJ Open, 6 (4), e010511. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010511 |
2016 Journal Article Cohort effects on the need for health care and implications for health care planning in CanadaWhittaker, William, Birch, Stephen, MacKenzie, Adrian and Murphy, Gail Tomblin (2016). Cohort effects on the need for health care and implications for health care planning in Canada. Health Policy, 120 (1), 81-88. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.10.007 |