Recognizing that robust information on health systems in other countries can provide valuable lessons for the English National Health Service, the Department of Health commissioned an academic team to provide an 'On-call Facility for International Healthcare Comparisons' in 2005. This paper describes the work of this novel approach to informing policy and reviews the experience of the first two years. It illustrates the well-documented challenges of comparative analysis of health systems. One important issue is understanding the health system context so as to interpret phenomena and draw appropriate policy conclusions. Other challenges include the potential tension between academic interest and rigour, and the need for timely analysis to inform the Department of Health's rapidly changing policy agenda. The diversity and nature of topics covered, as well as the rapid turn-around time have meant that the Facility has had to balance rigour and timeliness carefully to ensure the value and relevance of reports. A strong research base linked with an international network of country experts promotes the provision of high quality analyses at relatively low costs. However, such an arrangement can only be sustained if it provides scope for additional primary research. A formal evaluation of the influence on health care policy-making in England is not yet available. Such knowledge will be of crucial importance for the development of similar resources elsewhere.

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:卫生部认识到其他国家/地区强大的卫生系统信息可以为英国国家卫生服务局提供宝贵的经验,因此在2005年委托一个学术团队提供“国际医疗比较的待命服务”。这种新颖的方法来指导政策并回顾前两年的经验。它说明了卫生系统比较分析中有据可查的挑战。一个重要的问题是了解卫生系统的背景情况,以便解释现象并得出适当的政策结论。其他挑战包括学术兴趣和严格性之间的潜在紧张关系,以及需要及时分析以告知卫生部迅速变化的政策议程的挑战。所涉主题的多样性和性质以及快速的周转时间,意味着该基金必须认真权衡严格性和及时性,以确保报告的价值和相关性。强大的研究基础与国家专家的国际网络相联系,促进了以相对较低的成本提供高质量的分析。但是,只有为其他基础研究提供了范围,这样的安排才能维持下去。目前尚无关于英格兰对卫生保健政策制定影响的正式评估。这些知识对于开发其他地方的类似资源至关重要。

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