SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF HEALTH SERVICES (hb)1997

We are becoming used to the idea that medical interventions should be based wherever possible on scientific evidence, but the idea that the design and function of health services should also be based on the best scientific evidence is less familiar and more radical Yet increasingly politicians, policy-makers, managers and health workers are understanding that modern health services must be based on the best available research evidence The Scientific Basis of Health Services has grown out of the major conference to look at how the activities of health services can be rooted in research Leading figures gathered from over 30 countries to share their experience and ideas Strong links between science and health care are essential if the outputs of science and technology are to be used to best effect This ground-breaking book points the way to the future and is essential reading for those designing and managing health services and for those working within them Author: M Peckham, R Smith