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The theme of this collection of essays is partnerships between
health and local government. Such partnerships are not new. Nor is
discussion of the merits (or otherwise) of collaboration between
the two sectors. The history of collaboration between these two
sectors of the public services has been chequered to say the least;
indeed, the boundary between health and social care has been
described as a 'Berlin Wall'.
However, New Labour's ascension to power in 1997 has rekindled an
avid interest in this issue. The government's emphasis on
partnerships and collaboration has been projected as a key element
of its 'Third Way' philosophy. Partnership working in particular
has been viewed as the most appropriate means of addressing
endemic, obdurate social ills, such as social exclusion, poor
health, poverty, and low educational standards.
The theme of this collection of essays is partnerships between
health and local government. Such partnerships are not new. Nor is
discussion of the merits (or otherwise) of collaboration between
the two sectors. And the history of collaboration between these two
sectors of the public services has been checkered to say the least;
indeed, the boundary between health and social care has been
described as a 'Berlin Wall'. However, New Labour's ascension to
power in 1997 has re-kindled an avid interest in this issue. The
Government's emphasis on partnerships and collaboration has been
projected as a key element of their 'Third Way' philosophy.
Partnership working in particular has been viewed as the most
appropriate means of addressing endemic, obdurate social ills, such
as social exclusion, poor health, poverty, low educational
standards and so on. No one agency can tackle these 'wicked issues'
which require collaborative action. New Labour's enthusiasm for
partnership approaches produced many new iniatives, legislation and
guidance, powers and duties, incentives and rhetoric. And the
Government's exhortation to collaborate has been particularly
intense in the area of joint working bet
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