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Speaking for Patients and Carers

Health Consumer Groups and the Policy Process

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  • © 2005

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Authors:
  1. Rob Baggott
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  2. Judith Allsop
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  3. Kathryn Jones
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About this book

Speaking for Patients and Carers draws on original research and is based on a theoretical framework taken from sociology and politics. It examines health consumer groups in the context of specific conditions: Arthritis and related conditions, cancer, heart and circulatory disease, maternity and childbirth, and mental health. It also analyzes their interaction with government, health professionals and the media, and assesses their impact on policy.

Reviews

'The book is easy to read and well worth the time for any healthcare professional or policymaker, and indeed even politicians interested in health. The book is well outlinedand proceeds in a straightforward and logical manner, with an excellent summary of each chapter...' - Daniel Longo, Health Expections

'An important book, written in a clear and accessible way by academics who have been working in this area for some time, it should be of interest to policy makers and academic health policy analysts as it provides the first detailed picture of the working of health groups in the UK and their influence on health policy.' - Michael Calnan, Social Policy

About the authors

ROB BAGGOTT is Professor of Public Policy and director of the Health Policy Research Unit at De Montfort University, UK.

JUDITH ALLSOP is Professor of Health Policy at De Montfort University, UK.

KATHRYN JONES is a Research Fellow in the Department of Public Policy at De Montfort University, UK.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Speaking for Patients and Carers

  • Book Subtitle: Health Consumer Groups and the Policy Process

  • Authors: Rob Baggott, Judith Allsop, Kathryn Jones

  • Publisher: Palgrave London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2005

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-80185-1Published: 16 March 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 368

  • Topics: Nursing

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