1st Edition

Partnerships Between Health and Local Government

By Stephanie Snape, Pat Taylor Copyright 2004
156 Pages
by Routledge

80 Pages
by Routledge

80 Pages
by Routledge

The theme of this collection of essays is partnerships between health and local government. Such partnerships are not new. Nor is discussion of the merits (or otherwise) of collaboration between the two sectors. The history of collaboration between these two sectors of the public services has been chequered to say the least; indeed, the boundary between health and social care has been described as... Read more
1. Joint Planning Across the Health/Social Services Boundary since 1946 Paul Bridgen  2. Conceptual Issues in Inter-Agency Collaboration Wendy Ranade and Bob Hudson  3. Joint Working - The Health Services Agenda Caroline Glendinning and Anna Coleman  4. Joint Working - The Local Government Perspective Stephanie Snape  5. The Health Action Zone Initiative - Lessons From Plymouth Michael Cole  6. Overcoming the Desire for Misunderstanding Through Dialogue Paul Hoggett  7. Leading and Managing at the Boundary - Perspectives Created by Joined-up Working Mike Broussine

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Stephanie Snape, Pat Taylor

'This edited collection provides an excellent overview of the analytical and policy background to partnerships between health and local government.' - Dr Francesca Gains, University of Manchester