Speaking for Patients and Carers Health Consumer Groups and the Policy Process
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Om bidragsyterne
ROB BAGGOTT is Professor of Public Policy and director of the Health Policy Research Unit at De Montfort University, UK.
JUDITH ALLSOP is Professor of Health Policy at De Montfort University, UK.
KATHRYN JONES is a Research Fellow in the Department of Public Policy at De Montfort University, UK.
'The book is easy to read and well worth the time for any healthcare professional or policymaker, and indeed even politicians interested in health. The book is well outlinedand proceeds in a straightforward and logical manner, with an excellent summary of each chapter...' - Daniel Longo, Health Expections 'An important book, written in a clear and accessible way by academics who have been working in this area for some time, it should be of interest to policy makers and academic health policy analysts as it provides the first detailed picture of the working of health groups in the UK and their influence on health policy.' - Michael Calnan, Social Policy
Introduction
Health Care Politics and the Policy Process: Concepts, Theories and Models
The Policy Context
The Condition Areas
Health Consumer Groups: Formation and Characteristics
Health Consumer Groups: Social and Political Resources
Networks, Informal and Formal Alliances
Collaboration with Health Professionals
The Pharmaceutical Industry
Working with Government
Working with Parliament
Working with the Media
Conclusion: Speaking for Patients and Carers
Appendix 1: Methodology
Appendix 2: List of Interview Groups
End Notes.
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
ROB BAGGOTT is Professor of Public Policy and director of the Health Policy Research Unit at De Montfort University, UK.
JUDITH ALLSOP is Professor of Health Policy at De Montfort University, UK.
KATHRYN JONES is a Research Fellow in the Department of Public Policy at De Montfort University, UK.