Health Policy

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Volume 174, issue C, 2026

Women’s health workforce and outpatient care delivery in Alberta: Evidence from 26 years of population-based data

Amity E. Quinn, Natalie V. Scime, Tim Zhang, Flora Au, Harlow Snyder, Tobi Souza, Robert M. Mayall, Ana Groeneveld, Teagan Mauthe, Rabiya Jalil and Erin A. Brennand

Towards distinctions-based Indigenous health workforce reform in Canada: A comparative policy analysis

Mona Lisa Bourque Bearskin, Liquaa Wazni, Hunter–Porter (St’uxwtsews), Nikki Rose, Leanne Kelly, Christina Chakanyuka, Michelle Padley, Nelson Martell, Tara Sampalli, Gail Tomblin Murphy and Arezoo Mojbafan

Health professionals’ language capacity in Canada: a mixed qualitative analysis of regulatory data and implications for workforce planning

Nimrit Kenth, Lise Richard and Ivy Bourgeault

Understanding consumer preferences for allied health telehealth services in Australia: a discrete choice experiment

Feby Savira, Alice Petcopoulos, Madison Frith, Deniz Senyel, James H Boyd, Suzanne Robinson and Richard Norman

Singapore’s Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI) Innovation Cycle

Casper Chong Kee Ng and Eugene Soh

Identifying safety concerns in geriatric health settings: insights from Israel geriatric home inspection reports

Keren Semyonov-Tal

Mapping the process of implementing Health System Performance Assessment into political decision-making: expert survey among 22 European countries

Miriam Blümel, Katharina Achstetter, Philipp Hengel and Reinhard Busse

Training by geography, not merit: the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 and the NHS workforce

Chianu Dibia

Emergency department utilization following the introduction of a new primary health care center in Wiener Neustadt, Austria: an interrupted time series analysis

Alexander Braun, Daniel Dick, Claus P. Nowak and Dominika Mikšová

Public–private and dual-practice workforce dynamics in small countries: findings from a Small Countries Initiative consultation across the WHO European Region

Teodor Cristian Blidaru, Tomas Zapata, Nicolae Dragos Garofil, Yanina Andersen, James Buchan, Govin Permanand and Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat

Retirements and organizational performance: Mixed methods evidence from Portuguese public hospitals

Eduardo Costa, Judite Gonçalves and Pedro Martins

Participation in out-of-home activities and health-related quality of life among Australian children with disabilities: Evidence from the longitudinal study of Australian children

Benojir Ahammed, Khorshed Alam, Zahirul Hoque and Syed Afroz Keramat

Rare disease definitions across regulatory and reimbursement systems: policy objectives and implications for patient access

Constanza Vargas, Stephen Goodall, Manuel Espinoza and Richard De Abreu Lourenco

Who stays, who leaves? Transitions from part-time to full-time private-sector employment among physicians in Portugal

Eduardo Costa, Joana Ferreira Cima and Joana Gomes-da-Costa

The 2025 European health data space regulation: implementation challenges in harmonising opt-out rules for reusing health data

Andrea Martani, Lea Skovgaard, Jonas J. Neubert, Gesine Richter and Luca Marelli

Leadership for implementation is essential to turn health workforce ambition into reform

Michelle Falkenbach, Maria Joachim, Matthias Wismar, Gemma A. Williams, Tiago Correia, Katarzyna Czabanowska, Marius-Ionuț Ungureanu, Tomas Zapata, Charlotte Marchandise, Federica Margheri and Ellen Kuhlmann

Building Indigenous primary health care infrastructure in Canada: A retrospective comparative policy analysis of Alberta and Ontario

Erynne Sjoblom, Stephanie Montesanti, Emily Fleming, Lynden Crowshoe, Richard T. Oster, Amrita Roy, Sarah Demedeiros, Michael E. Green, Christopher Sarin and Kienan Williams

Beyond physician headcounts: a population-based analysis of regional physician practice patterns in northern Ontario, Canada

Emilie Labranche, Sarah Newbery, Joshua O. Cerasuolo, Robert Ohle and David W. Savage

Measuring and governing potentially low-value invasive coronary angiography in Europe: a systematic review, construct-specific meta-analysis, and policy framework

Priyanka Boettger, Kerstin Piayda, Heinz Frederik Noll, Ole Stegemann, Andrija Matetic, Thomas Kinsley, Eleni Nakou, Martina Chantal de Knegt, Samuel Sossalla, Michael Buerke, Rocco Friebel and Eva-Maria Wild

Setting the wages of physicians and nurses working in hospitals across ten central and Eastern European countries – A comparative analysis

Katarzyna Dubas-Jakóbczyk, Antoniya Dimova, Triin Habicht, Mircha Poldrugovac, Krisztina Davidovics, Peter Gaál, Pavel Hroboň, Blashko Kasapinov, Kaija Kasekamp, Robert Likić, Iliyana Linkova, Lukas Nemcok, Liubove Murauskienė, Silvia Gabriela Scintee, Lenka Šlegerová, Martin Smatana and Alicja Domagała

Ethical and legal challenges of cross-border health data sharing in Europe: A normative policy analysis of ICUData4EU

Jinshuo Liu, Marleen Eijkholt and Yonghui Ma

Assessing and strengthening health promotion in local governments: Development and structure of the PROMOACTIVA-GL tool

Agurtzane Mujika, Maria Jesús Pumar-Méndez, Isabel Anton-Solanas, Olga Lopez-Dicastillo, Edurne Zabaleta-del-Olmo and Naia Hernantes

Prices and prescribing of competing cancer medicines in Dutch hospitals after imatinib loss of exclusivity: a retrospective claims analysis

Tessa Marsman, Wouter van Straaten and Xander Koolman

“Nothing for Us Without Us”: Normalising patient and public involvement and engagement in national clinical audits and health system improvement

Seif El Hadidi, Maureen Flynn, Collette Tully, Marina Cronin, Zita McCrea, Aisling Connolly, Mandy Daly, Christine Deane, Michael Madigan, Clodagh Flynn, Brian Creedon and Louise Brent

Delays in access to generic semaglutide point to key missing pieces in Canada's drug approval system

Daniel Eisenkraft Klein and Aaron S. Kesselheim

Volume 173, issue C, 2026

What retains experienced NHS nurses: Results from a discrete choice experiment in England

Ourega-Zoé Ejebu, Shabbar Jaffry, Joanne Turnbull, Clare Huxley and Emma Pollard

A lesson, not an exception. Governing for greener healthcare systems: Exploring climate action in the National Health Service in the UK

Sophie Robinson, Michele L. Barnes, Glenn Hoetker and Kathryn J. Bowen

Who uses and who needs informal care support? Quantitative evidence from the Dutch informal care monitor

Judith Bom, Mirjam de Klerk, Inger Plaisier, Leonoor Gräler and Job van Exel

Defining unmet medical need: mapping stakeholder perspectives in a multi-level framework for Europe

Zilke Claessens, Anais Brouckaert and Isabelle Huys

Effects of hospital planning reforms on access, costs, efficiency, and quality of care in OECD countries: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Lang Charlotte, Bukanova-Berend Daria, Litvinova Karina, Yon Aliénor, Blum Marcel, Vogel Justus, Geissler Alexander and Ehlig David

Helping children grow more: Learning from the successes and challenges of Chile Crece Más (2007–2026)

Patrick Walker, Sofia Solano, Giselle Medel, Evelyn Gomez, Katherine Farnam, Jaime Sapag and Thomas Bossert

From incident response to system design: Japan’s 2025 PMD Act drug-shortage reform

Hiroaki Mamiya, Eri Oya and Daichi Mitani

Parenthood and gender differences in French GPs’ labour supply responses to declining physician density: panel fixed-effects evidence

Alain Paraponaris, Julien Silhol and Bruno Ventelou

From clinic to classroom: Reframing health literacy as a foundational component of health systems

Yiqiu Wang, Mansour Amini and Shin Ling Wu

Investing in Canada’s nursing workforce: a comprehensive review to inform policy innovations and directions

Gail Tomblin Murphy, Tara Sampalli, Arezoo Mojbafan, Annette J Elliott Rose, Ruth Martin-Misener, Caroline Chamberland-Rowe and Janet Rigby

Developing future leaders for healthcare systems: a Singapore case study

George Frederick Glass, Regina Ching Yin Tan, Valerie Mui Hang Yeo, Shermaine Tsin Tze Ong, Cher Heng Tan, David Dhevarajulu and Hon Tym Wong

Corrigendum to “General practitioners’ incentives and practice style: A descriptive registry study of earnings variation in Norway” [Health Policy volume 170, 105639]

Kristian B. Kraft, Mari Grøsland, Eivor H. Hoff, Arnstein Mykletun and Kristian Østby

Integrating internationally educated health professionals into Canada's health workforce: A synthesis of policy reforms and implementation experiences

Tara Sampalli, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Arezoo Mojbafan, Damilola Iduye, Annette J Elliott Rose, Ruth Martin-Misener, Caroline Chamberland-Rowe and Janet Rigby

Heat-health action plans overlook Europe's most important health system resource: the health and care workforce

Michelle Falkenbach, Ellen Kuhlmann, Ber Oomen, Marius-Ionuț Ungureanu, Tomas Zapata and Matthias Wismar

What mechanisms enable whole-of-government action on suicide prevention in Australia? A policy review

Jaelea Skehan, Max Tran, Lennart Reifels and Jose Cuenca

Fifty years of empirical research on medical assistance in dying: A mapping review

Sean Riley, Gianna R Strand, Iris Parra Jounou, Marta Perin, Chiara Crico, Fenne Bosma and Janet Delgado

Volume 172, issue C, 2026

Towards a generic conceptual framework for the evaluation of task shifting in healthcare: a scoping review and consensus meetings

Daisy De Bruijn-Geraets, Monique Bessems-Beks, Bert Vrijhoef, Brigitte Essers and Jeroen Hendriks

Cultural sensitivity concerning the Gaeltacht people of Ireland – a concept analysis

Cassandra Uí Ghogáin

Does implementing strengths-based approaches improve adult social care outcomes in England? An econometric analysis of the Care Act 2014

Paolo Candio and Francesco Salustri

Israel’s 2010 capitation reform and the widening of regional health disparities: A difference-in-differences analysis

Liran Maymoni and Chen Sharony

Advancing stakeholder analysis: Power and participation in health technology assessment policy development in the United Arab Emirates

Maiss Ahmad and Ruairi Brugha

Policy priorities in palliative and end-of-life care: An exploration of issues reflected in public strategy

Anna Collins, Rachel Coghlan, Meera R. Agar, Rohan Greenland, Christine Hofmeyer, Mark Boughey and Jennifer Philip

Basic human values, responsiveness, and dignity in geriatric organizations in Israel: A qualitative study of state regulations

Keren Semyonov-Tal and Eldad Davidov

A policy analysis of the three-month waiting period for new and returning residents to access provincial health insurance in Ontario, Canada

Dima Hadid, Giulia M. Muraca, Elizabeth K. Darling and Meredith Vanstone

Patient-reported outcome measures in palliative care: A systematic review to inform health policy and health system performance

Maria Katharaki, Christos Triantafyllou, Julie Ling and Joao Breda

Recommendations from health research for children and adolescents living in the Kimberley region of Western Australia: a scoping review

Lisa Cannon, Elizabeth J. Elliott, Andrew Dossetor, Tracey W. Tsang, Md Irteja Islam, Alexandra L. Martiniuk, Habiba Naanai, Tuguy Esgin, Emily Carter and Lauren J. Rice

A scoping review on community health care centers: Evidence in support of Italian policymakers to redesign the Italian primary care system

Ambrogio Cerri, Paola Arcaro, Alessio Perilli, Elena Veneziano, D’Agostino, Ludovica, Alessandra Romano, Giorgio Sessa, Domenico Cicciarella Modica, Lorenzo Cecchetti, Augusto Panà, Rosario Mete, Corrado De Vito, Massimo Maurici and Gianfranco Damiani

Aligning with optimal care pathways for people with colon cancer: Clinical, survival and cost implications across socioeconomic and geographic populations in Australia

Lisa Guccione, Clement Wong, Justin M Yeung and Anita Lal

Impact of Increased Capitation on Revenue Distribution Among General Practitioners: A Norwegian Case Study

Tor Iversen

Corruption and public healthcare quality in the European Union: Evidence from Europe’s regions

Andreas Kyriacou and Oriol Roca-Sagalés

Comparative analysis of in vitro diagnostic medical devices and laboratory-developed tests: Insights from global regulation

Jiwon Choi, Sohye Jeon, Jiyun Jung, Sooyeon Lim, Mihyang Nam and KyeongTaek Oh

Is higher-quality secondary mental healthcare more costly? A systematic review

Jinyang Chen, Adrián Villaseñor, Maria Ana Matias, Amy Barker, Adriana Castelli, Maria Goddard, Nils Gutacker and Rowena Jacobs

Crisis, competition and care: Market disruption in elective gynecology in the Netherlands due to COVID-19

I. Ismail, E.L.M. Velthuijs, R.A. de Leeuw, W.J.K. Hehenkamp and X. Koolman

System failures in care continuity and coordination for people with multiple long-term conditions: an umbrella review of patient, carer, and professional perspectives

Thomas C. Richards, G.J. Melendez-Torres and Helen Dawes

Mapping European mental health policies: a scoping review and policy recommendations

Katerina Drakos, José Chen-Xu, Vasco Mendes and Sara Cerdas

Health care system distrust in Germany: Magnitude, inequalities, and associations with unmet need and non-adherence in a population-based survey

Jens Klein, Anna Christin Makowski, Demet Dingoyan and Olaf von dem Knesebeck

Improved accessibility and long-term effects of clinical networks: A mixed methods analysis of the implementation journey of a mature cancer network in Italy

Valeria D. Tozzi, Paola Roberta Boscolo, Lucia Ferrara, Oscar Bertetto, Anna Castiglione, Giovannino Ciccone, Daniela Di Cuonzo, Gianpiero Fasola, Marco Gilardetti, Eva Pagano, Benedetta Pongiglione and Rosanna Tarricone

Demographic and economic drivers of healthcare system capacity in Italy: A local projection approach

Alessandro Bellocchi, Giuseppe Travaglini and Francesco Vidoli

Dementia care ethics, structural violence and unmet needs: A qualitative cross-country study

Daniel Sperling, Nadiye Barış Eren, Elona Gaxhja, Seda Guney, Dervla Kelly, Ana Morais, Adriana Paladi, Frederik Schou-Juul, Ilma Toci, Merle Varik, Gila Yakov and Sigurd Lauridsen

Does practice make perfect? Panel evidence from hip fracture surgery in Italy

Sahar Paktinat, Cristina Ugolini and Rossella Verzulli

A process-oriented investigation of technology assessment in Italian hospitals: Insights and open challenges

Giulia Callista, Maria Pinelli and Emanuele Lettieri

Vaccine hesitancy in conflict-affected Ukraine: An agent-based analysis of survey data

Amna Naeem, Iftikhar U Sikder, Marco Pangallo, Iuliia Pavlova, Fedir Lapii, Valeriia Zarubina, M. Sohel Rahman and Ubydul Haque

Cross-country comparison of ex-ante sugar tax evaluations: Evidence from the biscuit, non-alcoholic beverage, and dairy dessert markets in France, Spain, and the United Kingdom

Céline Bonnet, Pauline Leveneur, Maxime Tranchard and Olivier Allais

The implementation of take-home naloxone in Germany. An interview study with professionals who offer overdose education and naloxone distribution

Simon Fleißner

Reforming licensure pathways for internationally educated nurses in Canada: A comparative analysis of four provinces

Patrick Chiu, Natalie J. Thiessen, Nasrin Alostaz, Rio Li, Apple Hermosisima, Sioban Nelson, Ivy Bourgeault, Bukola Salami, Damilola Iduye, Houssem Eddine Ben-Ahmed, Jelena Atanackovic, Geetanjali Sharma, Rani Srivastava and Kathleen Leslie

The role of personal experience, contemptuous beliefs and accountability after the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: a mixed methods study

Paula Hanna Dau, Helge Giese, Miriam Rumpel, Ralph Hertwig and Odette Wegwarth

Navigating licensure and practice in Canada: A qualitative study of barriers and supports among international medical graduates

Reem El Sherif, Samir Migally, Fernanda Claudio, Jacqueline Fortier and Gary Garber

The evolving landscape of doctor and nurse mobility in the OECD since 2000 with a focus on Canada

Ave Lauren, José Ramalho, Jean-Christophe Dumont and Gaetan Lafortune

Projected family physician workforce shortages in Canada through 2034: A scenario-based supply-demand modelling study

Olesya Levina, Marie-Chantal Benda, Vishva Danthurebandara, Thy Dinh and Chantal Couris

Community-Centred Health Reform in Northern Canada: Workforce and Service Delivery Reforms in Nunavut between 2021 and 2028

Jennifer Berry, Lisa Little, Jennifer Karach, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Danielle Domm and Tara Sampalli

Sustaining Canada’s cancer workforce: A pan-Canadian review of innovations in the rising needs for equitable care

G. Tomblin Murphy, T. Sampalli, D. Domm, S. Peacock, S. Navaratnam and K. MacKenzie

A systematic review of economic evidence of artificial intelligence in healthcare

Jelena Schmidt, Alexander W. Carter, Alistair McGuire, Elias Mossialos and Robin van Kessel

Workforce diversity and earnings differentials in Canadian nursing

Neeru Gupta, Pablo Miah and Sean Waite

Patient perspectives on hospital's environmental sustainability policy, a cross-sectional survey in the Netherlands

Jiske van der Giessen, Elisabeth Smale, Natalie Dangerman-Kasius, Elise Barendse, Erwin Ista and Nicole Hunfeld

The association between chain characteristics, complaints and hospitalisations in residential long-term care homes: Evidence from Australia

Jin Sug Yang, Nicole Sutton, Nelson Ma and Jiali Lin