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Fault lines between policy and practice in local partnerships (2007)
Journal Article
Marks, L. (2007). Fault lines between policy and practice in local partnerships. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 21(2), 136-148. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777260710736831

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore gaps between policy and practice in relation to the involvement of voluntary and community sector (VCS) members in local strategic partnerships (LSPs), using the example of inequalities in health. Des... Read More about Fault lines between policy and practice in local partnerships.

Performance Assessment and Wicked Problems: The Case of Health Inequalities (2006)
Journal Article
Blackman, T., Elliott, E., Greene, A., Harrington, B., Hunter, D., Marks, L., …Williams, G. (2006). Performance Assessment and Wicked Problems: The Case of Health Inequalities. Public Policy and Administration, 21(2), 66-80

This article considers the background to one of the projects in the UK Economic and Social Research Council's Public Services Programme: a major, three-year investigation of how health inequalities are being framed for intervention at a local level i... Read More about Performance Assessment and Wicked Problems: The Case of Health Inequalities.

General practice in prisons in England. Views from the field (2006)
Journal Article
Marks, L., Gray, A., & Pearce, S. (2006). General practice in prisons in England. Views from the field. International journal of prisoner health, 2(1), 49-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449200600743628

The standard of health care in prisons should be equivalent to that provided in the community. Prison populations are multiply disadvantaged and primary health care practitioners in prisons routinely face organisational and ethical challenges which a... Read More about General practice in prisons in England. Views from the field.

An evidence base for tackling inequalities in health: distraction or necessity? (2006)
Journal Article
Marks, L. (2006). An evidence base for tackling inequalities in health: distraction or necessity?. Critical Public Health, 16(1), 61-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581590600602195

Evidence of effectiveness is prominent as a basis for decision-making. Addressing inequalities is a key UK policy objective to be implemented through national and local strategies. Tensions which emerge in adopting an evidence-based approach for tack... Read More about An evidence base for tackling inequalities in health: distraction or necessity?.

The training needs of doctors working in English and Welsh prisons. A survey of doctors. (2006)
Journal Article
Gray, A., Pearce, S., & Marks, L. (2006). The training needs of doctors working in English and Welsh prisons. A survey of doctors. International journal of prisoner health, 2(2), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449200600935778

In the context of the transfer of the responsibility for prison health from the Prison Service to the National Health Service, a survey of doctors working in prisons reveals doctors’ own high priorities for training in the distinct patient contexts f... Read More about The training needs of doctors working in English and Welsh prisons. A survey of doctors..

Moving upstream or muddying the waters? Incentives for managing for health (2005)
Journal Article
Marks, L., & Hunter, D. J. (2005). Moving upstream or muddying the waters? Incentives for managing for health. Public Health, 119(11), 974-980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2005.08.009

Objectives The objective of this study was to identify factors influencing the capacity of NHS managers to ‘manage for health’. Study design Semi-structured interviews (32) were carried out over the telephone or face to face with national stakeholder... Read More about Moving upstream or muddying the waters? Incentives for managing for health.