Toward evidence-based policy decisions: a case study of nursing health human resources in Ontario, Canada

2000 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 248-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda O'Brien-Pallas ◽  
Andrea Baumann
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Decisions ◽  
Health Human Resources ◽  
Evidence Based Policy ◽  
Nursing Health

Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, Unknown Unknowns

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 518-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Pawson ◽  
Geoff Wong ◽  
Lesley Owen
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
Social Intervention ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Decisions ◽  
Evidence Based Policy ◽  
Known Unknowns ◽  
Policy Problems

The authors present a case study examining the potential for policies to be “evidence-based.” To what extent is it possible to say that a decision to implement a complex social intervention is warranted on the basis of available empirical data? The case chosen is whether there is sufficient evidence to justify banning smoking in cars carrying children. The numerous assumptions underpinning such legislation are elicited, the weight and validity of evidence for each is appraised, and a mixed picture emerges. Certain propositions seem well supported; others are not yet proven and possibly unknowable. The authors argue that this is the standard predicament of evidence-based policy. Evidence does not come in finite chunks offering certainty and security to policy decisions. Rather, evidence-based policy is an accumulative process in which the data pursue but never quite capture unfolding policy problems. The whole point is the steady conversion of “unknowns” to “knowns.”

A comparative analysis of NCLEX pass rates: Nursing health human resources considerations

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 1067-1074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda McGillis Hall ◽  
Michelle Lalonde ◽  
Sanja Visekruna ◽  
Andrée Chartrand ◽  
Vanessa Reali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Pass Rates ◽  
Health Human Resources ◽  
Nursing Health ◽  
Nclex Pass Rates

Still Searching for the Evidence? Evidence-based Policy, Performance Pay and Teachers

2009 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Farrell ◽  
Jonathan Morris
Keyword(s):  
Policy Development ◽  
Performance Pay ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Policy Performance ◽  
Evidence Based Policy ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
The Uk

The evidence based policy (EBP) movement became prominent in the UK in the late 1990s, portrayed as an ideology-free method of policy development and implementation. This article assesses the EBP claims by analysing a case study of one piece of policy implementation, namely the introduction of performance-related pay (PRP) for schoolteachers in England and Wales. Using primary and secondary sources, the article argues that while previous evidence was brought into the policy development processes, it was largely ignored. Indeed, prosaic political considerations may well have shaped the policy. Indeed, the teachers' attitudes towards PRP suggest that few of the objectives will be met.

Opportunistic evidence: evidence-based policy in the setting of the Australian Government's chlamydia screening pilot

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Simon R. Crouch
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Chlamydia Screening ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Decisions ◽  
Evidence Based Policy

Objective. Chlamydia prevention and control form a significant part of the Australian Government’s sexual health policy. This paper examines the evidence for policy development and in particular the role of systematic reviews in evidence-based policy. Methods. The author undertook a review of the literature on evidence-based policy. The major theories for evidence-based policy were then linked to the Australian Government’s main chlamydia policy. Results. A systematic review on chlamydia screening has been influential in policy development, but like all systematic reviews its validity must be assessed. It has been suggested that methodological appropriateness and the question being asked are perhaps more important than study design per se. Partnerships between researchers and policymakers are important but it should be noted that experts have their own particular biases. Policymaking can also be determined by political ideologies. Conclusions and implications. The publication of a systematic review has provided a good summative evaluation of chlamydia screening that has been built upon through partnerships with researchers. The resulting chlamydia screening pilot will provide further evidence for future policy; however, a variety of sources are required to develop robust policy directions. What is known about the topic? Systematic reviews are often considered to be the best evidence on which to base policy decisions. In practice it is not always the case that best evidence is used to form policy. As well as systematic reviews, which are not always infallible, there are many other factors that affect the development of national health policy. What does the paper add? This paper provides a consideration of the role of systematic reviews in policy-making, as well as some of the pitfalls to this approach. As an example, it provides the Australian Government’s policy on chlamydia control and looks at other factors that may have contributed to the development of this policy. What are the implications for practitioners? All practitioners involved in policy decisions should consider the evidence-base from which their policies are derived. They should understand the sound basis of the systematic review while accepting that other pressures may affect the processes leading up to the formation of good health policy.

Evidence based policy decisions through a Bayesian approach: The case of a statin appraisal in the Netherlands

Health Policy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 112 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Willem Woertman ◽  
Bram Vermeulen ◽  
Hans Groenewoud ◽  
Gert Jan van der Wilt
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Bayesian Approach ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Decisions ◽  
Evidence Based Policy

scholarly journals Indeks Ketahanan Lingkungan sebagai Bukti Pembuatan Kebijakan: Sebuah Sosialisasi Evidence-based Policy di Desa Lorok, Kecamatan Indralaya Utara, Kabupaten Ogan Ilir

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-390
Author(s):  
Faisal Nomaini ◽  
Muhammad Husni Thamrin ◽  
Oemar Madri Bafadhal
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Success ◽  
Evidence Based Policy ◽  
Resilience Index ◽  
Village Government ◽  
The Village

Practitioners and academics are faced with problems about why public policy fails to achieve its goals and is met with resistance from the public. This then led to the birth of an evidence-based policy (EBP) concept that is trusted and has been proven to increase policy success. Unfortunately, this concept has not yet reached the village government level. Therefore, this community service aims to socialize this concept and put it into practice by taking a case study on the environmental resilience index as one of the compilations of the village developing index (IDM). We took a case study in Desa Lorok, Kecamatan Indralaya Utara, Kabupaten Ogan Ilir for several reasons, such as governance and their readiness to accept this new concept. This community service is a model for implementing EBP by the needs and characteristics of the community because it is formulated jointly between us as academics and the community. Another result is policy recommendations for increasing environmental resilience by focusing on the criteria composing the index.

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