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The Health Foundation is remarkable in encouraging the development of new ideas and giving people the freedom and time to attack challenging problems. We thank the Health Foundation for their enthusiasm and support for this book. Charles would in particular like to thank Jennifer Dixon, Nick Barber, Jo Bibby, Helen Crispand Penny Pereira for enabling a career transition and for their personal support and encouragement over many years. Michael Howes brought life and color to ourtentative figures. We thank Nathalie Huilleret at Springer for her enthusiasm for theproject, her personal oversight of publication and her willingness and encouragement to make this book Open Access and available to all.