Speaking for Patients and Carers: Health Consumer Groups and the Policy Process - Paperback

by Rob Baggott (Author), Judith Allsop (Author), Kathryn Jones (Author)

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.

Author Biography

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.
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.