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Hi Kate, You may be interested in the work being done by the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group. On their website it is described as "research focus of the EPOC Group are interventions designed to improve the delivery, practice, and organisation of health care services". Also if you are interested in more from a social aspect you may want to have a look at the Campbell Collaboration. It is described as "an international research network that produces systematic reviews of the effects of social interventions" (e.g. education, crime and justice, and social welfare). Don't know if this answers your question or not. Ahmed From: Evidence based health (EBH) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of KATE BLOOR Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 11:54 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: why do 'non-clinical' health research? By 'non-clinical' I mean research that is 'not looking' at the specific efficacy of treatments, health technology, or their specific clinical outcomes. I am interested in how far the issues 'beyond' or 'outside' of that perspective, such as health policy analysis, patients experiences of care or technology, access to healthcare, and generally how any other related 'epidemiology/health education/public health/social science of health and illness perspectives' are valued in society. I just wondered if anyone knew of any books, papers or articles that discuss the rationale for this 'other' kind of research, that may consider social contexts, factors, and how this links with policy and practice, for healthcare. The benefits/rationale would/could include for example; 1. Improving access to services, can ensure value for money 2. Outcomes from health care, depends on how services are experienced, accessed and recieved by communities, groups etc 3. Differences in outcomes, from healthcare have social dimensions (and factors) 4. Policy will have an impact on health outcomes - that needs to be monitored, or reviewed, for it to meet its expected, or intended effects 5. Providing services that are effective, is more than simply choosing the 'most effective' health technology etc, etc. Kate Bloor