Making Health Public
A Manifesto for a New Social Contract
Jacqueline Johnson author Albert Weale author David J Hunter author Peter Littlejohns author Toslima Khatun author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bristol University Press
Published:21st Nov '23
Should be back in stock very soon
A public health crisis is gripping the UK. Improvements in life expectancy have stalled, health inequalities have widened, obesity and alcohol misuse are placing an increasing strain on health services and urban air pollution is now widely recognised as a serious health hazard. COVID-19 revealed the weaknesses of the UK's public health system, once thought to be among the best in the world.
Against this background, this book examines the organisational and political barriers to an effective public health system showcased through the UK. It urges that what is needed is a new social contract, in which health policy is truly public.
“This timely, important and highly readable book is essential reading for everyone wanting to know how we can improve people’s health, and the NHS, at the same time – particularly for those in government (or hoping to be).” Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, Chair, NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board and Secretary of State for Health 2005–2007
“This book offers a timely reassessment of public health in the UK and its contribution to improving the health of the population.” Mark Exworthy, University of Birmingham
ISBN: 9781447371267
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120 pages