Table 1.

Definitions and examples of five policy levers, as applicable to a health system context (adapted from Roberts et al. [21])

Lever	Definition	Example
Organisation	Macro-level changes in location, magnitude, co-ordination and diversity of human and physical capital	Establishment of local hospital networks
Regulation	Enforced changes in behaviour	Service standards for healthcare professionals
Community Education	Spreading of information to influence changes in behaviour	Mass media health education campaigns
Finance	Revenue generation and allocation/distribution of funds	Subsidies for private health insurance
Payment	System of incentives for health providers	Activity-based hospital funding