As the pressure on health services grows remorselessly, decisions about the use of scarce resources are becoming even more difficult to make. This book gives healthcare managers the facts, figures, skills and knowledge they need to make health care decisions based on research evidence. Features: * Explains how the evidence can be applied to health policy and management decisions for populations, rather than for individual patients * Places the emphasis on science rather than opinion or guesswork * Teaches the skills needed to make the correct decisions about resources * Is written specifically for healthcare managers