Outputs (3)

Tackling health inequalities in post-devolution Britain: do targets matter? (2009)
Journal Article
Blackman, T., Elliot, E., Green, A., Harrington, B., Smith, K., Hunter, D., …Williams, G. (2009). Tackling health inequalities in post-devolution Britain: do targets matter?. Public Administration, 87(4), 762-778. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2009.01782.x

Since devolution in 1998, many aspects of public policy in Great Britain have diverged between England, Scotland and Wales, including how targets and performance assessment are used in the National Health Service and local government. Health inequali... Read More about Tackling health inequalities in post-devolution Britain: do targets matter?.

Wicked Comparisons: Reflections on Cross-national Research about Health Inequalities in the UK (2009)
Journal Article
Blackman, T., Harrington, B., Hunter, D., Marks, L., McKee, L., Greene, A., …Williams, G. (2010). Wicked Comparisons: Reflections on Cross-national Research about Health Inequalities in the UK. Evaluation, 16(1), 43-57. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356389009350016

This article discusses a comparative study of how local actors tackle health inequalities in England, Scotland and Wales. The main method used in this study was a thematic analysis of 200 interview transcripts. Its focus was on how health inequalitie... Read More about Wicked Comparisons: Reflections on Cross-national Research about Health Inequalities in the UK.

Divergence or Convergence? Health Inequalities and Policy in a Devolved Britain (2009)
Journal Article
Smith, K., Hunter, D., Blackman, T., Elliott, E., Greene, A., Harrington, B., …Williams, G. (2009). Divergence or Convergence? Health Inequalities and Policy in a Devolved Britain. Critical Social Policy, 29(2), 216-242. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018308101627

Since the advent of political devolution in the UK, it has been widely reported that markedly different health policies have emerged. However, most of these analyses are based on a comparison of health care policies and, as such, only tell part of a... Read More about Divergence or Convergence? Health Inequalities and Policy in a Devolved Britain.