1. Space, place & the evidence- base

2. Structure An introduction to geographical inquiry in the health sciences The key concepts: space & place Theoretical arguments Relationship to ‘professional environment’ Examples of typical geographical questions and issues The production and uptake of geographical evidence for practice

3. Introduction:scales and issues The gendering of healthcare settings (3 - studies) Spatial and ethical issues (11) Workforce and workplace (12) Spatial issues in evidence (5) Position papers (6)

4. Key concepts Space (macro and geometrical) Place Space (micro social)

5. Theoretical justification: change, work & place intersect in: Emerging settings for care Traditional institutions Everyday work interactions

6. The metaparadigm of professional environment External to professionals Interaction between internal and external phenomenon Co-existing Internal and external

7. Key differences: geographical inquiry V professional environment in research: Professional environment is often implicit and partially examined Professional environment is often spaceless and placeless Professional environment draws heavily on psychology

8. Potential fields of geographic inquiry: Spatial accessibility and utilization Spatial features of disease Spatial features of neighbourhood and community The commercialization of places for healthcare Spatial features of labourforce and production Designs and divisions in places for healthcare Cyberspaces in healthcare

9. Evidence for practice Research that directly compares place effects (e.g. RCTs + qual & quan) The qualitative deconstruction of place effects on RCT outcomes Contributing geographical evidence; rethinking contexts as places; placing facilitators (PARIHS)

10. Conclusion