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

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Glasby, Jon
Policy Press, Jun 15, 2011 - Medical - 136 pages
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.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
The policy process
11
From policy transfer to policy translation
31
Policy making through a rhetorical lens
49
Implementing policy
71
From evidencebased to knowledgebased policy and practice
85
Receptive contexts and the role of knowledge management in evidencebased practice
99
Conclusion
119
Index
123
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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.

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