Abstract
This is only the second editorial in the 24-year history of this journal. The first, in the opening issue of the journal in 1988 by its founding editor, Peter Spurgeon,1 announced its mission and purpose, and invited the submission of research papers. That invitation has not needed to be repeated, and this editorial marks his retirement as editor after more than two decades at the helm, during which Health Services Management Research has published over 560 papers on topics as diverse as performance measurement in health care,2 the cultural dynamics of medicine, nursing and management,3 service scheduling, access and waiting times,4 and knowledge transfer in health care.5
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