Open AccessThe economics of public health
Author(s) -
Hall Jane
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1326-0200
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-842x.1998.tb01168.x
Subject(s) - citation , library science , lecture hall , public health , sociology , media studies , medicine , history , computer science , nursing , archaeology
Difficulties in access to health records for research, including ‘catch 22’ situations where researchers need consent from patients to access the medical records to identify those patients. The need for large or national studies to be reviewed by many ethical committees, involving much time and cost. Opportunities for development would arise from improvements in health information and in ethical review procedures, and from expansion of training and career positions. Better integration of health research with health care delivery is needed. Evidence-based health care is poorly developed and there is little commitment of health care funders to research, development or evaluation. Provision of 1% of the health budget for research and development, less than that in the UK, would dramatically improve the situation. The full report has been published in 12 volumes.’-2 Copies of the public health section3 are available from this author (PO Box 193, Dunedin, or fax 61 3 479 7164).