Abstract Ever since the 2006 World Health Report advocated increased community
participation and the systematic delegation of tasks to less-specialized cadres, there has …

BackgroundThe voluntary sector has long been recognised as making an important
contribution to individual and community health. In the UK, however, the links between …

This bibliography is an attempt to list the most relevant material on the topic of 'social
entrepreneurship'published within the past two decades. The Academic Search Complete …

The social entrepreneurship literature has emerged as a coherent body of knowledge in
recent years and is growing at a tremendous pace. As noted by many authors, despite being …

In Australia and the United Kingdom over the past two decades, the way human service
professionals have been involved in 'communities', whether defined by 'place','interest'or …

The authors explore theoretical developments and policy and practice initiatives in the
complex and changing area of mental health services. They examine the tensions …

Owing to the contextual challenges, human service professionals (HSP) are creating social
value (SV) for diverse vulnerable population groups through social innovation. This …

Professional support processes are critical for the establishment and maintenance of
community health worker programmes. This paper reports on three public hearings held in …

Purpose–The paper aims to investigate the collective behaviour of boards of directors in 22
English National Health Service trusts and how this impacts on the exercise of their role and …

The last decade has witnessed a massive explosion of interest in health, well-being and the
embodied nature of social experience. The signs of this are all around us. Complementary …