Health Policy and Planning
Overview
Health Policy and Planning is a reputable academic journal that focuses on the critical analysis and dissemination of research related to health policy, planning, and management. It covers a wide range of topics, including health systems, health economics, healthcare delivery, and health governance. The journal provides valuable insights and evidence-based recommendations to policymakers, researchers, and practitioners in the field of public health and healthcare management.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Health Policy Plan
Start
1986
End
Continuing
Frequency
Ten issues a year, 2015-
p-ISSN
0268-1080
e-ISSN
1460-2237
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 2665
109
SJR / Ranks: 2466
1302
CiteScore / Ranks: 4651
5.30
JIF / Ranks: 3189
3.2
Recent Articles
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Montgomery R, Scudder E, Tulloch C, Jama M, Kozuki N, Ata B
Health Policy Plan
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40066997
Investment in Community Health Worker (CHW) programs has allowed health systems to reach previously underserved rural and remote populations. As a result, CHWs are often burdened with responsibilities to deliver...
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Morse S, Colombini M, Lentz E, Dotoreo Soriano C, Mejia Morales A, Diaz Olavarrieta C, et al.
Health Policy Plan
. 2025 Mar;
PMID: 40056153
Violence against women (VAW) is a widespread concern globally and in Mexico, where in 2021, 44% of women over age 15 have experienced some form of intimate partner violence during...
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Dharmagunawardene D, Bowman P, Avery M, Greenfield D, Hinchcliff R
Health Policy Plan
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39963954
Hospital accreditation programs are globally recognised as an important tool for enhancing quality and safety in healthcare; however, many programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are discontinued shortly after...
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Furtado K, Mehndiratta A, Bauhoff S, Pawar S, Luo A, Jha A, et al.
Health Policy Plan
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39953777
Community health worker (CHWs) remuneration has received some attention in terms of the design of incentives, however, there is a lack of systematic data on the processes by which CHWs...
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Onwujekwe O, Mbachu C, Agyepong I, Elsey H
Health Policy Plan
. 2025 Feb;
PMID: 39913199
With most households in rapidly urbanising LMIC cities using private and informal providers for basic healthcare, the need to establish linkages with the formal sector is paramount in the drive...
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Chukwuma J, Obi F
Health Policy Plan
. 2025 Jan;
PMID: 39882935
This article explores the ideologies, interests, and institutions affecting health policymaking in Nigeria, and the role of the private sector therein. It covers the period from the late-1950s, the years...
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Wagnild J, Owusu S, Mariwah S, Kolo V, Vandi A, Namanya D, et al.
Health Policy Plan
. 2025 Jan;
PMID: 39825861
Substandard and falsified (SF) medical products are a serious health and economic concern that disproportionately impact low- and middle-income countries and marginalized groups. Public education campaigns are demand-side interventions that...
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Burger N, Gilson L
Health Policy Plan
. 2025 Jan;
40(3):391-408.
PMID: 39821049
Understanding health systems as comprising interacting elements of hardware and software acknowledges health systems as complex adaptive systems (CASs). Hardware represents the concrete components of systems, whereas software represents the...