How health research will support China’s ageing population

How can health systems respond to population ageing ?

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How will the Semantic Web support business

I represent the Business Rules Group (BRG) on the governing board of the Business Rules Team, the consortium that has submitted "Business Semantics of Business Vocabulary and Business Rules” (SBVR) in response to the OMG's RFP for "Business Semantics of Business Rules". So, it should be no surprise that my main focus on rules is at the business end rules that guide what people do in businesses ...

SUPPORT Tools for Evidence-informed Policymaking in health 6: Using research evidence to address how an option will be implemented

This article is part of a series written for people responsible for making decisions about health policies and programmes and for those who support these decision makers. After a policy decision has been made, the next key challenge is transforming this stated policy position into practical actions. What strategies, for instance, are available to facilitate effective implementation, and what is...

Mental health of the ageing immigrant population

This article concerns the mental health of older people who have moved from their country of birth – the older immigrant population. In the UK, although the absolute numbers of ethnic elders are relatively small (about 6% of people aged 65 and over were born outside the country), there is a greater concentration of pensioners from ethnic minorities in deprived inner-city areas. Numbers are also...

How much will health care reform cost?