Outputs (13)

Shifting the gravity of spending? Exploring methods for supporting public health commissioners in priority-setting to improve population health and address health inequalities. Report of the findings of a follow on study (2017)
Report
Brown, J., Hunter, D., Marks, L., Salway, S., Gray, J., McCafferty, S., …Vale, L. (2017). Shifting the gravity of spending? Exploring methods for supporting public health commissioners in priority-setting to improve population health and address health inequalities. Report of the findings of a follow on study. [No known commissioning body]

The whole study aims to develop support for local authority-based public health commissioners and other stakeholders in prioritising investment in health and addressing health inequalities, and in deciding on disinvestment. In addition, it seeks to u... Read More about Shifting the gravity of spending? Exploring methods for supporting public health commissioners in priority-setting to improve population health and address health inequalities. Report of the findings of a follow on study.

Shifting the gravity of spending? Exploring methods for supporting public health commissioners in priority-setting to improve population health and address health inequalities. Second phase interviews: report of qualitative findings (2016)
Report
Brown, J., Hunter, D., Marks, L., Salway, S., Gray, J., McCafferty, S., …Vale, L. (2016). Shifting the gravity of spending? Exploring methods for supporting public health commissioners in priority-setting to improve population health and address health inequalities. Second phase interviews: report of qualitative findings. [No known commissioning body]

The potential value of priority-setting methods in public health investment decisions: qualitative findings from three English local authorities (2016)
Journal Article
Hunter, D., Marks, L., Brown, J., Scalabrini, S., Salway, S., Vale, L., …Payne, N. (2016). The potential value of priority-setting methods in public health investment decisions: qualitative findings from three English local authorities. Critical Public Health, 26(5), 578-587. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2016.1164299

This paper reports on an action-oriented research study providing decision support to three local authorities in England on the prioritisation of public health investment and disinvestment decisions. We adopted a political science perspective, using... Read More about The potential value of priority-setting methods in public health investment decisions: qualitative findings from three English local authorities.

Shifting the gravity of spending? Results of a national survey of selected members of Health and Wellbeing Boards (2016)
Report
Brown, J., Hunter, D., Marks, L., Salway, S., Gray, J., McCafferty, S., …Vale, L. (2016). Shifting the gravity of spending? Results of a national survey of selected members of Health and Wellbeing Boards. [No known commissioning body]

A national survey was carried out in autumn 2014, using Bristol Online Surveys , to collect the views of selected core members of Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) across England. Invitations to complete the survey were sent to 610 members of HWBs.... Read More about Shifting the gravity of spending? Results of a national survey of selected members of Health and Wellbeing Boards.

The return of public health to local government in England: changing the parameters of the public health prioritization debate? (2015)
Journal Article
Marks, L., Hunter, D., Scalabrini, S., Gray, J., McCafferty, S., Payne, N., …Thokala, P. (2015). The return of public health to local government in England: changing the parameters of the public health prioritization debate?. Public Health, 129(9), 1194-1203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2015.07.028

Objectives To explore the influence of values and context in public health priority-setting in local government in England. Study design Qualitative interview study. Methods Decision-makers' views were identified through semi-structured interviews an... Read More about The return of public health to local government in England: changing the parameters of the public health prioritization debate?.

Framing health inequalities for local intervention: comparative case studies (2012)
Journal Article
Blackman, T., Harrington, B., Elliott, E., Greene, A., Hunter, D. J., Marks, L., …Williams, G. (2012). Framing health inequalities for local intervention: comparative case studies. Sociology of Health & Illness, 34(1), 49-63. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01362.x

This article explores how health inequalities are constructed as an object for policy intervention by considering four framings: politics, audit, evidence and treatment. A thematic analysis of 197 interviews conducted with local managers in England,... Read More about Framing health inequalities for local intervention: comparative case studies.

Incentivizing preventive services in primary care: perspectives on Local Enhanced Services (2011)
Journal Article
Marks, L., Cave, S., Wallace, A., Mason, A., Hunter, D. J., Mason, J., & Peckham, S. (2011). Incentivizing preventive services in primary care: perspectives on Local Enhanced Services. Journal of Public Health, 33(4), 556-564. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdr016

Background: General practitioners in the UK play a key role in prevention but provision of preventive services is variable. The 2004 General Medical Services contract allows Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to address health needs through providing locally... Read More about Incentivizing preventive services in primary care: perspectives on Local Enhanced Services.

Governance for health and well-being in the English NHS (2011)
Journal Article
Marks, L., Cave, S., Hunter, D. J., Mason, J., Peckham, S., & Wallace, A. (2011). Governance for health and well-being in the English NHS. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 16(S1), 14-21. https://doi.org/10.1258/jhsrp.2010.010082

Objectives: Shifting the focus of health-care systems towards prevention has proved difficult to achieve. Governance structures are complex, incentives may conflict and there are many competing priorities. We explored the influence of governance and... Read More about Governance for health and well-being in the English NHS.

The Public Health System in England. (2010)
Book
Hunter, D. J., Marks, L., & Smith, K. E. (2010). The Public Health System in England. Policy Press

Health systems everywhere are experiencing rapid change in response to new threats to health, including from lifestyle diseases, risks of pandemic flu, and the global effects of climate change but health inequalities continue to widen. Such developme... Read More about The Public Health System in England..

Public health governance: views of key stakeholders (2009)
Journal Article
Marks, L., Cave, S., & Hunter, D. J. (2010). Public health governance: views of key stakeholders. Public Health, 124(1), 55-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2009.11.006

Objectives To identify views of key stakeholders on public health governance. Study design Focus groups and interviews. Methods Key national and regional stakeholders in England were invited to participate in focus groups. Three focus groups and four... Read More about Public health governance: views of key stakeholders.

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.