Local Authorities and the Social Determinants of Health

Foreword ~ Rhodri Williams QC





Prologue


Key Socio-political Changes Affecting the Health and Wellbeing of People ~ Adrian Bonner





Part 1: Health, Social Care and Community Wellbeing


Introduction ~ Adrian Bonner


Deaths of Despair: Probable Causes and Possible Cures ~ Harry Burns


The Role of English Local Authorities in Addressing the Social Determinants of Health: A Public Health Perspective ~ Jeanelle de Gruchy and Jim McManus


Health and Social Care Systems ~ Anna Coleman, Jolanta Shields and Tim Gilling


Strictly Come Partnering: Are Health and Wellbeing Boards the Answer? ~ David J Hunter





Part 2: The Role of Local Authorities in Promoting Health and Wellbeing in the Community


Introduction ~ Lord Graham Tope


Devolution and Localism: Metropolitan Authorities ~ Paul Dennett and Jacquie Russell


Wider Determinants of Health - Housing, Environment, Economy and Education more Important than Access to Healthcare: The Importance of Prevention and Early Intervention ~ Ruth Dombey and Adrian Bonner


Inequalities in Health and Wellbeing across the UK: A Local North East Perspective ~ Edward Kunonga, Gillian Gibson and Catherine Parker


Cultural Change and the Evolution of Community Governance: A North West England Perspective ~ Katie Arden, Keith Cunliffe and Penny Cook





Part 3: Local Authority Commissioning


Introduction ~ Mark Cook


The Changing Landscape of Local Authority Commissioning ~ Dave Ayre.


The Power and Value of Relationships in Local Authorities' and Central Government Funding Encouraging Culture Change ~ Richard Smith


The Challenges Facing Local Authorities in Supporting Children and Families ~ Gayle Munro and Keith Clements


The Cost of Care if you Don't Own your Home ~ Glenda Roberts


The Human, Learning, Systems approach to Commissioning in Complexity ~ Toby Lowe, Max French and Melissa Hawkins





Part 4: The Third Sector


Introduction ~ Alison Navarro


Commissioning and Social Determinants: Evidence and Opportunities ~ Chris Fox and Chris O'Leary


Future Generations: The Role of Community-based Organisations in Supporting Young People ~ Adam Bonner


Healthier Individuals and Reinvigorated Healthier Communities are Unachievable through the Hard and Soft Structures of the Commissioner/Provider Statutory approach without the Third Sector ~ Tony Thornton, Tony Chasteauneuf and Dean Pallant


Mutuality in the Public, Private and Third Sectors ~ Richard Simmons.





Part 5: Socio Economic Political Perspectives


Introduction ~ Lord Peter Hain


From Front-line Defence to Back-foot Retreat: The Diminishment of Local Government's Role in Social Health Outcomes ~ Mike Bennett


The Health of Scottish Housing Policy ~ Isobel Anderson


Devolution of Cities and Local Communities ~ Catherine Farrell, Jennifer Law and Steve Thomas


Steadying the Swinging Pendulum: How Can we Combine the Best Aspects of Competing Approaches to Public Service Delivery? ~ Nigel Ball





Conclusion: Future Responses of Local Authorities to Socio Political Cultural Development ~ Adrian Bonner