The fundamental questions about the role of primary care in public health are: how can primary care develop its input into public health while also remaining focused on meeting the health care needs of individual patients and their families, and, how can GPs and others in the primary health care ...
This paper analyses the experiences of other city-wide authorities in the UK and internationally in improving health. It sets out which cities were studied and why, outlines the different ways in which Mayors work to affect change, identifies the available evidence of action to improve health in selected cities, and ...
This discussion paper sets out the key points which have emerged from the King's Fund's participation in the public health evidence debate. It addresses four central issues: the need for change (how adequate is the existing public health evidence base?; what issues need to be addressed?; what are the consequences ...
The Greater London Authority, which provides London with its first directly elected Mayor, has important strategic powers and responsibilities that include a duty to improve the health of Londoners. This report considers how the GLA can best contribute to health improvement and to reducing health inequalities across the capital. It ...
This publication summarises the key points from the publication 'Improving Health at Local Level : the role of primary care' by Ros Levenson and Lucy Johnson. The fundamental questions about the role of primary care in public health are: how can primary care develop its input into public health while ...
This publication is a comprehensive review of health care and policy issues. It contains a calendar of events for the months June to August 2000 as well as discussion of key policy issues. Specific areas dealt with in this issue include: the NHS Plan; public attitudes towards the NHS between ...
The King's Fund has carried out an international survey of health initiatives by city-wide authorities and analysed the potential of the new Greater London Authority. In this draft version of priorities for action on health, the King's Fund states that the Mayor and GLA should: tackle health inequalities; regenerate deprived ...
This report identifies the key values relevant to public health policy and outlines the potential conflict and synergies between these values. It sets the scene for the 'Public Health and Public Values' project at the King's Fund. The project aims to engage Londoners in a public debate about how public ...
The need for a credible, accessible and conceptually sound evidence base for public health has never been more pressing. It is now widely acknowledged that improving health involves a range of different activities by many players on many fronts. Government policy, set out in the White Paper, 'Saving Lives: Our ...
This document is available through the web only. and This discussion paper sets out the key points that have emerged from the King's Fund participation in the public health evidence debate. It addresses four central issues: the need for change (how adequate is the existing public health evidence base?, what issues need to be addressed?, what are the consequences ...