This paper considers how ideas and evidence concerning geographical health variation are
used in discourses relating to health inequalities. We consider the different concepts of …

Background Dignity has become a central concern in UK health policy in relation to older
and vulnerable people. The empirical and theoretical literature relating to dignity is extensive …

Current policy emphasises the importance of ‘living well’ with dementia, but there has been
no comprehensive synthesis of the factors related to quality of life (QoL), subjective well-…

The end of the ‘Golden Age’ of welfare capitalism in the 1970s was the prelude to a period
of greater individualisation within societies and was accompanied by an increase in the …

Improvements in health and longevity in countries such as the UK and USA have radically
destabilised notions of ageing and old age. From the 19th century onwards the idea of a …

Objectives We aimed to investigate experiences of, and responses to, medical error amongst
junior doctors and to examine the challenges junior doctors face and the support they …

Background The integration of mental health and social services for people diagnosed with
severe mental illness (SMI) has been a key aspect of attempts to reform mental health …

The nature of health in later life has conventionally been studied from two perspectives.
Medical sociologists have focused on the failing body, chronic illness, infirmity and mortality, …

Emerging in the mid-2010s, the Foundational Economy has been heralded as ‘a compelling
counter-project against neoliberalism’ and ‘an alternative pathway … [for] progressive …

Continuity of care is considered by patients and clinicians as an essential feature of good
quality care in long-term disorders, yet there is general agreement that it is a complex concept …