Beyond the parish pump: what next for public health?

Abstract Background Public health has had a history characterised by uncertainty of purpose, locus of control, and workforce identity. In many health systems, the public health function is fragmented, isolated and under-resourced. We use the most recent major reforms to the English National Health S...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alex Hall, Jonathan Hammond, Donna Bramwell, Anna Coleman, Lynsey Warwick-Giles, Kath Checkland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
UK
NHS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5791-0