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Traditionally, assessment of the relative success or failure of a particular policy or programme in health and social care has tended to be made largely on the basis of impressionistic or anecdotal evidence with the evidence provided by the more powerful groups carrying the greatest weight.
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Smith, G. and Cantley, C. (1985) Assessing Health Care: A study in organisational evaluation, Open University Press, Milton Keynes.
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© 1994 C. J. Phillips, C. F. Palfrey and P. Thomas
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Phillips, C., Palfrey, C., Thomas, P. (1994). Summing Up. In: Evaluating Health and Social Care. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23132-4_8
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