Chris Ham
Biographic Data
| ID | 263921 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chris Ham |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chris |
| FAMILY NAME | Ham |
| SIGNATURE | HAM C |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's Fund |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9281-038X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Farmer‐led badger vaccination in Cornwall
In the United Kingdom, the management of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) challenges the coexistence of people and wildlife. Control of this cattle disease is hindered by transmission of its causative agent, Mycobacterium bovis , between cattle and badgers Meles meles . Badger culling has formed an element of bTB control policy for decades, but current government policy envisions expanding badger vaccination. Farming leaders are sceptical, citing concer…
In search of the most productive payment and incentive system for integrated care in the United Kingdom
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Competition and integration in health care reform
There is a growing but still fragile understanding that competition and integration are not necessarily in conflict and can be used together. In one version, this might mean using competition to drive improvements in performance in planned care, and promoting integration to do so in relation to unplanned care and care for people with complex needs. In another, it entails arguing that competition between integrated systems might offer the best of …
Disease management in the Dutch context
This book addresses the question: to what extent is it advisable to apply the American concept of disease management in the Netherlands? It does so in relation to five diseases and patient groups: cystic fibrosis, diabetes, depression, heart failure and palliative care. The authors draw on a review of the literature on disease management, visits to examples of disease management in the United States, and meetings with Dutch experts
Lost in Translation? Health Systems in the US and the UK
This paper compares health systems in the US and the UK in relation to levels and types of finance and provision. The main part of the paper focuses on comparisons between the British National Health Service (NHS) and Kaiser Permanente in California. Although major differences in financing and provision make cross‐national comparisons between the US and the UK difficult, recent work comparing service utilization between the NHS and Kaiser Permane…
Five cases, four actors and a moral
The case of Jaymee Bowen (child B) illustrated the conflict that may arise over treatment decisions in the National Health Service (NHS). This article reviews four further cases involving disagreement between patients and families on the one hand, and health authorities on the other, and a fifth case in which a health authority questioned the treatment decision of a medical specialist. The cases illustrate the rise of consumerism in health care a…
The role of doctors, patients and managers in priority setting decisions
The difficulties in treating patients with life threatening illnesses were highlighted by the case of Jaymee Bowen, a 10‐year‐old girl with leukaemia who was refused funding for a second bone marrow transplant in 1995. Jaymee's case was widely reported at the time and came to epitomize the dilemmas of rationing in the United Kingdom's National Health Service. In reality, the paediatricians who had cared for Jaymee based their decision on clinical…
Reforming Health Services
Support Services FQR Members and Chairmen of Health Authorities
Policy Theory and Policy Practice
This is the story of an encounter between the worlds of policy theory and policy practice. The venue was the King’s Fund College, London; the participants were ourselves and a group of senior NHS managers. The occasion was the College’s Corporate Management Programme (CMP), a major development in management education launched in 1982. This paper recounts our experience of contributing to the Programme over the last three years. In particular, it …
Coping with Uncertainty
Community Health Council Participation in the NHS Planning System
Approaches to the Study of Social Policy Making
The aim of this paper is to suggest possible future approaches to the study of social policy making. The paper’s main argument is that students of social policy who are interested in policy making could usefully draw on concepts and theories from the developing field of policy analysis. Social policy and policy analysis have so far developed separately as fields of study, yet they share some common concerns. In particular, both are concerned with…
The Medical Establishment and Social Responsibility/Democratic Processes for Modern Health Agencies
Reforming Health Services
Approaches to the Study of Social Policy Making
The aim of this paper is to suggest possible future approaches to the study of social policy making. The paper’s main argument is that students of social policy who are interested in policy making could usefully draw on concepts and theories from the developing field of policy analysis. Social policy and policy analysis have so far developed separately as fields of study, yet they share some common concerns. In particular, both are concerned with…
Competition and integration in health care reform
There is a growing but still fragile understanding that competition and integration are not necessarily in conflict and can be used together. In one version, this might mean using competition to drive improvements in performance in planned care, and promoting integration to do so in relation to unplanned care and care for people with complex needs. In another, it entails arguing that competition between integrated systems might offer the best of …
Lost in Translation? Health Systems in the US and the UK
This paper compares health systems in the US and the UK in relation to levels and types of finance and provision. The main part of the paper focuses on comparisons between the British National Health Service (NHS) and Kaiser Permanente in California. Although major differences in financing and provision make cross‐national comparisons between the US and the UK difficult, recent work comparing service utilization between the NHS and Kaiser Permane…
Community Health Council Participation in the NHS Planning System
Community Health Council Participation in the NHS Planning System
Approaches to the Study of Social Policy Making
The aim of this paper is to suggest possible future approaches to the study of social policy making. The paper’s main argument is that students of social policy who are interested in policy making could usefully draw on concepts and theories from the developing field of policy analysis. Social policy and policy analysis have so far developed separately as fields of study, yet they share some common concerns. In particular, both are concerned with…
The Medical Establishment and Social Responsibility/Democratic Processes for Modern Health Agencies
Coping with Uncertainty
Policy Theory and Policy Practice
This is the story of an encounter between the worlds of policy theory and policy practice. The venue was the King’s Fund College, London; the participants were ourselves and a group of senior NHS managers. The occasion was the College’s Corporate Management Programme (CMP), a major development in management education launched in 1982. This paper recounts our experience of contributing to the Programme over the last three years. In particular, it …
Support Services FQR Members and Chairmen of Health Authorities
Reforming Health Services
The role of doctors, patients and managers in priority setting decisions
The difficulties in treating patients with life threatening illnesses were highlighted by the case of Jaymee Bowen, a 10‐year‐old girl with leukaemia who was refused funding for a second bone marrow transplant in 1995. Jaymee's case was widely reported at the time and came to epitomize the dilemmas of rationing in the United Kingdom's National Health Service. In reality, the paediatricians who had cared for Jaymee based their decision on clinical…
Five cases, four actors and a moral
The case of Jaymee Bowen (child B) illustrated the conflict that may arise over treatment decisions in the National Health Service (NHS). This article reviews four further cases involving disagreement between patients and families on the one hand, and health authorities on the other, and a fifth case in which a health authority questioned the treatment decision of a medical specialist. The cases illustrate the rise of consumerism in health care a…
Lost in Translation? Health Systems in the US and the UK
This paper compares health systems in the US and the UK in relation to levels and types of finance and provision. The main part of the paper focuses on comparisons between the British National Health Service (NHS) and Kaiser Permanente in California. Although major differences in financing and provision make cross‐national comparisons between the US and the UK difficult, recent work comparing service utilization between the NHS and Kaiser Permane…
Disease management in the Dutch context
This book addresses the question: to what extent is it advisable to apply the American concept of disease management in the Netherlands? It does so in relation to five diseases and patient groups: cystic fibrosis, diabetes, depression, heart failure and palliative care. The authors draw on a review of the literature on disease management, visits to examples of disease management in the United States, and meetings with Dutch experts
Competition and integration in health care reform
There is a growing but still fragile understanding that competition and integration are not necessarily in conflict and can be used together. In one version, this might mean using competition to drive improvements in performance in planned care, and promoting integration to do so in relation to unplanned care and care for people with complex needs. In another, it entails arguing that competition between integrated systems might offer the best of …
In search of the most productive payment and incentive system for integrated care in the United Kingdom
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
Farmer‐led badger vaccination in Cornwall
In the United Kingdom, the management of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) challenges the coexistence of people and wildlife. Control of this cattle disease is hindered by transmission of its causative agent, Mycobacterium bovis , between cattle and badgers Meles meles . Badger culling has formed an element of bTB control policy for decades, but current government policy envisions expanding badger vaccination. Farming leaders are sceptical, citing concer…
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