Mental and physical aspects are both integral to health but little is known about the dynamic relationship between them. We consider the dynamic relationship between mental and physical health using a sample of 10,339 individuals in six waves (2002-2013) of the English Longitudinal Study of...

Background: The devolution of powers over public services from central to local government can enable policy makers to more closely meet the needs of local populations. However, devolved systems may lack the resources and expertise to efficiently implement change. There is limited evidence on...

Decision-makers often determine if technologies are good value for money and should therefore be adopted through value-based decision rules that compare cost-effectiveness analysis results to a threshold value. This decision rule assumes that decision-makers are indifferent between interventions...

This paper investigates how the increased rate of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) payments implemented on 1 April 2005 affects Scottish general practitioners' (GPs) intrinsic, extrinsic and overall motivation. A first difference method is used to model GPs' intrinsic and overall motivation....

This paper investigates whether and how a change in the performance-related payment scheme motivated General Practitioners (GPs) in Scotland. It evaluates the effect of increases in April 2006 in the performance thresholds required for maximum payment under the Quality and Outcomes Framework...