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'What Counts is What Works'? New Labour and Partnerships in Public Health

Perkins, N.; Smith, K.; Hunter, D.J.; Bambra, C.; Joyce, K.E.

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Authors

N. Perkins

K. Smith

D.J. Hunter

C. Bambra

K.E. Joyce



Abstract

Partnership working has been a central feature of New Labour's approach to the delivery of health and social policy since 1997. A number of partnership-based initiatives have centred on reducing health inequalities and improving health. This article reports on the findings from a systematic review of the impact of partnership working on public health, and considers whether these partnerships have delivered better health outcomes for local/target populations. It finds that there is little evidence that partnerships have produced better health outcomes for local/target populations or reduced health inequalities.

Citation

Perkins, N., Smith, K., Hunter, D., Bambra, C., & Joyce, K. (2010). 'What Counts is What Works'? New Labour and Partnerships in Public Health. Policy and Politics, 38(1), 101-117. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557309x458425

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2010
Deposit Date May 18, 2010
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Policy and Politics
Print ISSN 0305-5736
Electronic ISSN 1470-8442
Publisher Bristol University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 38
Issue 1
Pages 101-117
DOI https://doi.org/10.1332/030557309x458425
Keywords Partnership, Public health, Health inequalities.

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This is a post-peer-review pre-copy edited version of an article published in Policy and politics. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Perkins, N. and Smith, K. and Hunter, D. J. and Bambra, C. and Joyce, K. E. (2010) ''What counts is what works’? New Labour and partnerships in public health.', Policy and politics., 38 (1). pp. 101-117 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/030557309X458425





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