1. This is the third and final report of a three-year project. Its aims have been:• to assess the
impact to date of political devolution on arrangements for governance and accountability in …

The election of the Labour government in May 1997 and the subsequent devolution of
political power to the countries of the UK in 1999 have created the possibility of health …

This article reviews the effects of political devolution on health care in the countries of Great
Britain at the end of the first term of the new political institutions created in 1999. In the light …

An introduction is presented in which the author discusses articles within the issue on topics
including reform in the National Assembly of Wales and the Scottish Parliament, divergent …

Devolution took effect when powers were transferred from Westminster to the Scottish
Parliament and Welsh Assembly on 1 July 1999; and to the Northern Ireland Assembly on 2 …

Following devolution in 1999 to the Scottish Parliament, and Assemblies in Wales and
Northern Ireland, the four UK countries offer a fascinating natural experiment to test the …

Introduction: Since devolution in 1998, the UK has had four increasingly distinct health
systems, in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Sources of data: Secondary …

This article examines the policy process in Wales prior to the introduction of a National
Assembly for Wales and uses this as a framework for assessing the potential impact of …

Political devolution within the United Kingdom provides an interesting opportunity for
observational research on healthcare systems. Ten years in, differences in approach …

Health policy in the UK is experiencing a curious double movement. On the one hand, in
what was long considered a highly centralized unitary state, the central UK government is …