Local Authorities and the Social Determinants of Health

Adrian Bonner is Honorary Professor at the University of Stirling, and a consultant in community-based research for The Salvation Army. He was formerly Director of the Addictive Behaviour Group, in the Centre for Health Service Studies at the University of Kent.

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