Policy Press

Evidence, policy and practice

Critical perspectives in health and social care

Edited by Jon Glasby

Published

Jun 15, 2011

Page count

136 pages

ISBN

978-1847422842

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Jun 15, 2011

Page count

136 pages

ISBN

978-1847423191

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Policy Press
Evidence, policy and practice

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.

"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

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.

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.