Adrian Bonner is Honorary Professor at the University of Stirling, and a consultant in community-based research for The Salvation Army. He was formerly Director of the Addictive Behaviour Group, in the Centre for Health Service Studies at the University of Kent.

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• Foreword ~ Rhodri Williams QCPrologue Key Socio-political Changes Affecting the Health and Wellbeing of People ~ Adrian Bonner Part 1: Health, Social Care and Community WellbeingIntroduction ~ Adrian BonnerDeaths of Despair: Probable Causes and Possible Cures ~ Harry BurnsThe Role of English Local Authorities in Addressing the Social Determinants of Health: A Public Health Perspective ~ Jeanelle de Gruchy and Jim McManusHealth and Social Care Systems ~ Anna Coleman, Jolanta Shields and Tim GillingStrictly Come Partnering: Are Health and Wellbeing Boards the Answer? ~ David J HunterPart 2: The Role of Local Authorities in Promoting Health and Wellbeing in the Community Introduction ~ Lord Graham TopeDevolution and Localism: Metropolitan Authorities ~ Paul Dennett and Jacquie RussellWider Determinants of Health - Housing, Environment, Economy and Education more Important than Access to Healthcare: The Importance of Prevention and Early Intervention ~ Ruth Dombey and Adrian BonnerInequalities in Health and Wellbeing across the UK: A Local North East Perspective ~ Edward Kunonga, Gillian Gibson and Catherine ParkerCultural Change and the Evolution of Community Governance: A North West England Perspective ~ Katie Arden, Keith Cunliffe and Penny CookPart 3: Local Authority CommissioningIntroduction ~ Mark CookThe Changing Landscape of Local Authority Commissioning ~ Dave Ayre.The Power and Value of Relationships in Local Authorities’ and Central Government Funding Encouraging Culture Change ~ Richard Smith The Challenges Facing Local Authorities in Supporting Children and Families ~ Gayle Munro and Keith ClementsThe Cost of Care if you Don’t Own your Home ~ Glenda Roberts The Human, Learning, Systems approach to Commissioning in Complexity ~ Toby Lowe, Max French and Melissa HawkinsPart 4: The Third SectorIntroduction ~ Alison NavarroCommissioning and Social Determinants: Evidence and Opportunities ~ Chris Fox and Chris O’LearyFuture Generations: The Role of Community-based Organisations in Supporting Young People ~ Adam BonnerHealthier Individuals and Reinvigorated Healthier Communities are Unachievable through the Hard and Soft Structures of the Commissioner/Provider Statutory approach without the Third Sector ~ Tony Thornton, Tony Chasteauneuf and Dean PallantMutuality in the Public, Private and Third Sectors ~ Richard Simmons. Part 5: Socio Economic Political PerspectivesIntroduction ~ Lord Peter HainFrom Front-line Defence to Back-foot Retreat: The Diminishment of Local Government’s Role in Social Health Outcomes ~ Mike BennettThe Health of Scottish Housing Policy ~ Isobel Anderson Devolution of Cities and Local Communities ~ Catherine Farrell, Jennifer Law and Steve ThomasSteadying the Swinging Pendulum: How Can we Combine the Best Aspects of Competing Approaches to Public Service Delivery? ~ Nigel Ball Conclusion: Future Responses of Local Authorities to Socio Political Cultural Development ~ Adrian Bonner

Adrian Bonner is Honorary Professor at the University of Stirling, and a consultant in community-based research for The Salvation Army. He was formerly Director of the Addictive Behaviour Group, in the Centre for Health Service Studies at the University of Kent.

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• Foreword ~ Rhodri Williams QCPrologue Key Socio-political Changes Affecting the Health and Wellbeing of People ~ Adrian Bonner Part 1: Health, Social Care and Community WellbeingIntroduction ~ Adrian BonnerDeaths of Despair: Probable Causes and Possible Cures ~ Harry BurnsThe Role of English Local Authorities in Addressing the Social Determinants of Health: A Public Health Perspective ~ Jeanelle de Gruchy and Jim McManusHealth and Social Care Systems ~ Anna Coleman, Jolanta Shields and Tim GillingStrictly Come Partnering: Are Health and Wellbeing Boards the Answer? ~ David J HunterPart 2: The Role of Local Authorities in Promoting Health and Wellbeing in the Community Introduction ~ Lord Graham TopeDevolution and Localism: Metropolitan Authorities ~ Paul Dennett and Jacquie RussellWider Determinants of Health - Housing, Environment, Economy and Education more Important than Access to Healthcare: The Importance of Prevention and Early Intervention ~ Ruth Dombey and Adrian BonnerInequalities in Health and Wellbeing across the UK: A Local North East Perspective ~ Edward Kunonga, Gillian Gibson and Catherine ParkerCultural Change and the Evolution of Community Governance: A North West England Perspective ~ Katie Arden, Keith Cunliffe and Penny CookPart 3: Local Authority CommissioningIntroduction ~ Mark CookThe Changing Landscape of Local Authority Commissioning ~ Dave Ayre.The Power and Value of Relationships in Local Authorities’ and Central Government Funding Encouraging Culture Change ~ Richard Smith The Challenges Facing Local Authorities in Supporting Children and Families ~ Gayle Munro and Keith ClementsThe Cost of Care if you Don’t Own your Home ~ Glenda Roberts The Human, Learning, Systems approach to Commissioning in Complexity ~ Toby Lowe, Max French and Melissa HawkinsPart 4: The Third SectorIntroduction ~ Alison NavarroCommissioning and Social Determinants: Evidence and Opportunities ~ Chris Fox and Chris O’LearyFuture Generations: The Role of Community-based Organisations in Supporting Young People ~ Adam BonnerHealthier Individuals and Reinvigorated Healthier Communities are Unachievable through the Hard and Soft Structures of the Commissioner/Provider Statutory approach without the Third Sector ~ Tony Thornton, Tony Chasteauneuf and Dean PallantMutuality in the Public, Private and Third Sectors ~ Richard Simmons. Part 5: Socio Economic Political PerspectivesIntroduction ~ Lord Peter HainFrom Front-line Defence to Back-foot Retreat: The Diminishment of Local Government’s Role in Social Health Outcomes ~ Mike BennettThe Health of Scottish Housing Policy ~ Isobel Anderson Devolution of Cities and Local Communities ~ Catherine Farrell, Jennifer Law and Steve ThomasSteadying the Swinging Pendulum: How Can we Combine the Best Aspects of Competing Approaches to Public Service Delivery? ~ Nigel Ball Conclusion: Future Responses of Local Authorities to Socio Political Cultural Development ~ Adrian Bonner