The hospital of the future Planning hospitals with limited evidence: a research and Policy problem

摘要

Research into the running and planning of hospital services has been neglected. This is surprising given the importance of hospitals for the public, politicians, and the healthcare system (box 1). The articles in this series have shown that despite this Importance there is a paucity of research and policy About how hospitals work, how they should be staffed, What size they should be, and how change can be man- Aged.