Health Action Zones (HAZ) were one of the earliest and most prominent area-based initiatives launched by the New Labour government in England soon after it came to power in 1997. "Health Action Zones," written by members of the team undertaking the national evaluation of HAZ, examines their development and impact from a variety of perspectives. It outlines important features of the social, policy and evaluative environment within which Health Action Zones were established and which greatly contributed to learning about health policy and practice development in the early part of the...
Health Action Zones (HAZ) were one of the earliest and most prominent area-based initiatives launched by the New Labour government in England soon aft...
Health Action Zones (HAZ) were one of the earliest and most prominent area-based initiatives launched by the New Labour government in England soon after it came to power in 1997. Written by members of the team undertaking the national evaluation of HAZ, this book examines the initiative s development and impact from a variety of perspectives. It outlines important features of the social, policy and evaluative environment within which HAZ were established and discusses enduring themes such as building and developing capacity with diverse and unequal partners within complex policy...
Health Action Zones (HAZ) were one of the earliest and most prominent area-based initiatives launched by the New Labour government in England soon ...
Care giving has become a high-profile issue in policy and practice, yet much of the literature conceives it as burdensome or even oppressive. Drawing extensively on real-life examples of care giving relationships, Caring and Social Justice reveals an uplifting alternative approach to caring that highlights its contribution to social cohesion and social justice. It offers a clear overview of the literature including debates about an 'ethic of care' and offers a thought-provoking survey ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate study.
Care giving has become a high-profile issue in policy and practice, yet much of the literature conceives it as burdensome or even oppressive. Drawing ...
This text discusses action amongst users/survivors of mental health services, and initiatives from within the mental health system to involve users. Drawing on international research and writings of activists, the authors explore how gender and ethnicity affect experiences of distress and responses to this. They consider evidence of the effectiveness of collective action amongst service users, and the place of user/survivor movements within the broader social change strategies of new social movements.
This text discusses action amongst users/survivors of mental health services, and initiatives from within the mental health system to involve users. D...
Self-organised user groups of social and health care services are playing an increasingly significant part within systems of local governance.Based on detailed empirical work looking at the user and 'official' perspective, this report includes studies of user groups and officials in two policy areas - mental health and disability. The authors examine both the strategies user groups adopt to seek their objectives, and explore conceptual issues relating to notions of consumerism and citizenship. Unequal partners thus contributes to our understanding of the role of user self-organisation in...
Self-organised user groups of social and health care services are playing an increasingly significant part within systems of local governance.Based on...
Public participation is central to a wide range of current public policies - not only in the UK, but elsewhere in the developed and the developing world. There are substantial aspirations for what enhanced participation can achieve. This book offers a critical examination of both the discourse and practice of participation in order to understand the significance of this explosion in participatory forums, and the extent to which such practices represent a fundamental change in governance. Based on 17 case studies across a range of policy areas in two English cities, the authors address key...
Public participation is central to a wide range of current public policies - not only in the UK, but elsewhere in the developed and the developing wor...
Prevention and social exclusion are central concerns for those developing current UK policy and practice, and for those concerned with enhancing child welfare provision. The UK government has placed the prevention of the consequences of social exclusion a
Prevention and social exclusion are central concerns for those developing current UK policy and practice, and for those concerned with enhancing child...
Prevention and social exclusion are central concerns for those developing current UK policy and practice, and for those concerned with enhancing child welfare provision. The UK government has placed the prevention of the consequences of social exclusion a
Prevention and social exclusion are central concerns for those developing current UK policy and practice, and for those concerned with enhancing child...
The essential idea of care in health and social policy has recently been swept aside as governments increasingly focus on freedom of choice in health and social services. In this wide-ranging book, Marian Barnes attempts to restore care as a fundamental value in private lives and public policy. Applying feminist ethics to topics such as well-being, social justice, and the ways we relate to one another and the places in which we live, she examines the public debate on care in social policy. Both accessible and broad, "Care in Everyday Life" reintroduces a much-needed humanitarian...
The essential idea of care in health and social policy has recently been swept aside as governments increasingly focus on freedom of choice in heal...
Over the last twenty years, research on feminist care ethics has flourished, and this collection makes a unique contribution to that body of work. Drawing on a wealth of practical experience across eight different disciplinary fields, the international contributors demonstrate the significance of care ethics as a transformative way of thinking across diverse geographical, political, and interpersonal contexts. From an analysis of global responsibilities to a reimagining of care from the perspective of people with learning disabilities, each chapter highlights the necessity of thinking about...
Over the last twenty years, research on feminist care ethics has flourished, and this collection makes a unique contribution to that body of work. Dra...
