Evidence, policy and practice: Critical perspectives in health and social care

by Jon Glasby (Editor)

Overview

This edited book provides a hard-hitting and deliberately provocative overview of the relationship between evidence, policy and practice, how policy is implemented and how research can and should influence the policy process. It critiques the notion of 'evidence-based practice', suggesting instead a more inclusive idea of 'knowledge-base practice', based in part on the lived experience of service users. It will be of interest to everyone in health and social care policy, practice and research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847422842
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	06/15/2011
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Jon Glasby is Professor of Health and Social Care and Director of the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham. A qualified social worker by background, he has extensive experience of research, teaching, consultancy and policy advice in health and social care.

Table of Contents

Introduction ~ Jon Glasby; The policy process ~ Martin Powell; From policy transfer to policy translation: the role of evidence in policy borrowing ~ Catherine Needham; Policy making through a rhetorical lens ~ Jill Russell and Trisha Greenhalgh; Implementing policy ~ Helen Dickinson; From evidence-based to knowledge-based policy and practice ~ Jon Glasby; Receptive contexts and the role of knowledge management in evidence-based practice ~ Iestyn Williams; Conclusion ~ Jon Glasby.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This book is timely, enlightening and rich with ideas and examples. It exposes the challenging evidence/policy/practice relationship in the messy and political world of social care and health." Julie Jones CBE, Chief Executive, Social Care Institute for Excellence

"What we intend and what we deliver are often two different things and in many cases the learning from practice is not used to inform policy objectives. We need a virtuous circle and not a vicious one where policy, practice and evidence of what works for citizens in terms of delivering positive outcomes mutually reinforce each other. This new book seeks to create this circle." Richard Jones, President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services

Editorial Reviews

"(Evidence, Policy and Practice) deserves a wide audience among researchers and policy makers. Students in social policy, health and social care will also find it illuminating." British Journal of Social Work

From the Publisher