HSMC is renowned for producing high quality and high impact inter-disciplinary research and evaluation in health policy and management, and related fields.

HSMC's main research is organised around seven broad themes:   

Latest research publications

King-Hill, S 2021, 'Assessing sexual behaviours in children and young people: a realistic evaluation of the Brook Traffic Light tool', Child Abuse Review. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.2664

Channa, S, Gale, N, Lai, E, Hall, L, Quinn, M & Turner, A 2021, 'Colour vision deficiency and sputum colour charts in COPD patients: an exploratory mixed-method study', Primary Care Respiratory Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, 13 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-021-00225-z

Williams, I, Harlock, J, Robert, G, Kimberly, J & Mannion, R 2021, 'Is the end in sight? A study of how and why services are decommissioned in the English National Health Service', Sociology of Health and Illness, vol. 2021, no. 00, pp. 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13234

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To disseminate it's work, the Health Services Management Centre also produces viewpoints and policy papers  

Contact us

For more information on our research, contact:

•     Mark Exworthy, Email: m.exworthy@bham.ac.uk
•     Iestyn Williams, Email: i.p.williams@bham.ac.uk
•     Catherine Needham, Email: c.needham.1@bham.ac.uk

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