We investigate if there is a causal link between education and health knowledge using data from the 1984/85 and 1991 …/92 waves of the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey (HALS). Uniquely, the survey asks respondents what they think are the main … causes of ten common health conditions, and we compare these answers to those given by medical professionals to form an index …

of shared responses to long-term illness in communities constantly negotiating financial, health and psychological …

suggests that this may have negative long-term health effects on their offspring. Building upon the work of Almond and Mazumder …’s pregnancy have a poorer general health and are sick more often than people who were not exposed. This effect is especially … pronounced among older people, who, when exposed, also report health problems more often that are indicative of coronary heart …

How does fiscal decentralisation affect the development of a health system? Evidence from health care decentralisation … in Europe can offer some insights to the question above. This paper addresses the effects of health care decentralisation … in Europe, and reviews some of the key questions on the design of a health system. We argue that contrary to old mobility …

This paper provides a comprehensive picture of mental health services in England, includingstaffing and expenditure …-sections of the health and socialservices; and the readily available information often appeared to give inconsistent answers ….This paper brings together and interprets the available evidence to provide a single coherentmap of mental health need and …

This paper explores the changing role of government involvement in health care financing policy outside the United … countries to improve financing incentives and encourage efficient use of health services. In the case of risk pooling, all …. Many countries are exploring new ways of generating revenues for health care to enable them to cope with significant cost …

When Labour came to power in 1997 it made commitments to reduce poverty and improve children’s health, education and …

The analysis in this paper focuses on the impact of health on the savings and consumption decisions of the elderly. In … principle, there are at least five alternative channels through which health may affect consumption and savings. Ill health may … affect both consumption capacities and needs while the risk of deteriorating health might increase subjective mortality …