'What counts is what works'? New Labour and partnerships in public health
By: PERKINS, Neil.
Contributor(s): SMITH, Katherine | HUNTER, David J | BAMBRA, Clare | JOYCE, Kerry.
Material type: ArticlePublisher: UK : Policy Press, January 2010Policy & Politics 38, 1, p. 101-118Abstract: 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 inequalitiesPartnership 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
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