Governance, commissioning and public health [electronic resource].
Marks, Linda.
By exploring the impact of different dimensions of governance on decision-making, this book argues that governance and population health are inextricably linked. Relevant to students, practitioners, policy-makers and anyone interested in governance and decision-making for public health.
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GOVERNANCE, COMMISSIONING AND PUBLIC HEALTH; Contents; List of boxes, figures and tables; Boxes; Figures; Tables; Abbreviations; About the author; Acknowledgements; _GoBack; 1. Introduction ; The public health governance study; Changing commissioning contexts for public health; Governance, commissioning and public health: definitions; Public health and governance: shared values; Plan of the book; 2. Dimensions of governance ; Governance: a multidimensional concept; Underlying principles of governance ; Governance arrangements; Modes of governance ; Levels of governance
Towards governance for healthConclusions; 3. Commissioning for health and wellbeing; Commissioning in England: choice and the market model; A public health-led approach to commissioning ; Joint strategic needs assessments; Addressing health inequalities through commissioning; Involvement of PBC in commissioning ; Lessons from the research for public health in local government ; Conclusions; 4. Levers for change (1):  governance arrangements; Governance arrangements in context; Governance arrangements in commissioning organisations ; Views from the study
Lessons for performance management and public health Conclusions ; 5. Levers for change (2): incentives ; Incentives in context ; Theoretical approaches ; Commissioners' use of incentives ; Lessons from the research for incentivising service improvement, including preventive services ; Conclusions ; 6. Prioritising public health investment; Prioritising investment in prevention; Views expressed by interviewees over prioritisation methods ; Lessons from the research for public health in local government; Conclusions; 7. Public involvement in commissioning ; Participatory governance
Patient and public involvement in context Public involvement in practice; Relevance of the study to developments in public involvement   ; Conclusions; 8. Conclusions; Governance deficits in public health ; Local commissioning for health and wellbeing post-2013 ; Appendix. Study methods and case study snapshots; Case study sites ; References ; Index
By exploring the impact of different dimensions of governance on decision-making, this book argues that governance and population health are inextricably linked. Relevant to students, practitioners, policy-makers and anyone interested in governance and decision-making for public health.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Clinical competence -- Standards -- England.
Primary health care.
Public health -- England.
Public health practice.
Public Policy
Social Control Policies
Policy
Social Control, Formal
Sociology
Social Sciences
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Health Care
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Health Policy
Public Health
Health & Biological Sciences
World Health