International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Policy Horses Still Running Around Healthcare Courses: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Document Type : Correspondence

Authors
Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Abstract
Policy Horses Still Running Around Healthcare Courses: A Response to Recent Commentaries
Keywords

We wish to begin by expressing our appreciation to the authors of the commentaries for their constructive engagement with our editorial – Modelling the Health Policy Process: One Size Fits All or Horses for Courses?1 We apologise that it is impossible in the space provided to respond to all of the individual points made by the seven commentaries containing over 100 references. Each commentary adds to the scholarly conversation surrounding health policy processes and we are pleased to have opened up a debate where it seems that the authors have views that are similar in some cases (where later commentators agree with earlier ones) and different in other cases. ...(Read more...)

  1. Powell M, Mannion R. Modelling the health policy process: one size fits all or horses for courses? Int J Health Policy Manag. 2023;12(1):7580. doi:34172/ijhpm.2022.7580
  2. Greer SL. Policy makes politics: Comment on "Modelling the health policy process: one size fits all or horses for courses?". Int J Health Policy Manag. 2023;12(1):8073. doi:34172/ijhpm.2023.8073
  3. Cairney P. Why should health researchers use policy theories? Comment on "Modelling the health policy process: one size fits all or horses for courses?". Int J Health Policy Manag. 2023;12(1):7977. doi:34172/ijhpm.2023.7977
  4. Gilson L, Walt G. Doing health policy analysis: the enduring relevance of simple models: Comment on "Modelling the health policy process: one size fits all or horses for courses?". Int J Health Policy Manag. 2023;12(1):8223. doi:34172/ijhpm.2023.8223
  5. Harris P. Health policy analysis requires attending to institutions: Comment on "Modelling the health policy process: one size fits all or horses for courses?". Int J Health Policy Manag. 2023;12(1):8085. doi:34172/ijhpm.2023.8085
  6. Parkhurst J. A social, not a natural science: engaging with broader fields in health policy analysis: Comment on "Modelling the health policy process: one size fits all or horses for courses?". Int J Health Policy Manag. 2023;12(1):8101. doi:34172/ijhpm.2023.8101
  7. Peckham S. Is it time to explore the health policy process within governance and health systems frameworks? Comment on "Modelling the health policy process: one size fits all or horses for courses?". Int J Health Policy Manag. 2023;12(1):8047. doi:34172/ijhpm.2023.8047
  8. Sheaff R. Using a stages model to reveal the politics in the health policy process: Comment on "Modelling the health policy process: one size fits all or horses for courses?". Int J Health Policy Manag. 2023;12(1):8066. doi:34172/ijhpm.2023.8066
Volume 13, Issue 1
2024
Pages 1-2

  • Received Date 03 February 2024
  • Revised Date 08 February 2024
  • Accepted Date 13 February 2024
  • First Published Date 17 February 2024
  • Published Date 01 December 2024