Public Health Policy

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

1. Introduction And Approach:.

Some ‘Simple Truths’ About Health Systems.

Policy Dilemmas And ‘Wicked Issues’.

The Politics Of Health Policy.

The Depoliticisation Of Health Policy.

Plan Of Book.

2. The Relationship Between Health And Health Care:.

Introduction.

Defining Health.

The Emergence Of The New Public Health.

Barriers To Progress.

Some Lessons From Lalonde.

The Post-Lalonde Era.

The UK Experience.

Conclusion.

3. Managing Medicine:.

Introduction.

Managing For What?.

The New Rationalism And Health.

The Rise Of Managerialism In Health Policy.

Managing Doctors.

Criticisms Of New Public Management.

Implications For Health Policy.

Last Word: Medicine, Management And Health.

4. Managing For Health:.

Introduction.

What Is Public Health?.

The Evolution Of The Public Health Function.

Public Health: A Specialty Or An Arena?.

A Response To Implementation Failure.

Approaches To Joined-Up Policy And Practice.

Conclusion.

5. Health Policy In A Devolved Polity Within Europe:.

Introduction.

The Impact Of Devolution.

The Impact Of Europe.

Conclusion.

6. Moving Out Of The Ghetto:.

Introduction.

That Is To Be Done?.

Towards Implementing A Policy For Health.

Managerial Capacity Building.

Last Word.

References.

Index