There have been few studies of spatialized discourse within contemporary healthcare policy‐
making. This paper addresses this omission, focusing on the governmental presentation of …

The case of Nova Scotia well illustrates the complexities involved in implementing a strategy
of regionalization in health care. In 1996, under the leadership of Liberal Premier John …

One of the distinguishing characteristics of national health care systems is the degree of
public involvement in service provision, funding and policy making. In international …

New Zealand, like most other developed economies, has struggled to establish the best way
of organising and delivering publicly financed health care services. Before the 1990s …

Advocates of local government often argue that when decentralisation is accompanied by
adequate mechanisms of accountability, particularly those responsive to local preferences …

Academic research on health policy divergence across the United Kingdom since devolution
has characterised Scotland's approach as 'professionalistic'or 'collaborative'. This article …

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 …

In many European countries, since the World War II, there has been a trend towards
decentralization of health policy to lower levels of governments, while more recently there …

A major shift appears to be underway in Europe in the relationship between national,
regional, and local control over health sector decision-making. Since World War II, a central …

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 …