'Doing' health policy analysis: methodological and conceptual reflections and challenges

Walt, Gill; Shiffman, Jeremy; Schneider, Helen; Murray, Susan; Brugha, Ruairı́; Gilson, Lucy

doi:10.1093/heapol/czn024

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“…This structure was used to organise and filter the documents gathered, first chronologically, then based on actors and stakeholder interests and positions. As Walt et al (24) observe, policy analysis is a multidisciplinary approach 'that aims to explain the interaction between institutions, interests and ideas in the policy process' (p. 308). We would add that it is also multilevel in that interests and institutions operate at different levels in the policy world, from local to national.…”

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Opportunities and challenges in developing a whole-of-government national food and nutrition policy: lessons from Australia’s National Food Plan

Carey

Caraher

Lawrence

et al. 2015

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The present article tracks the development of the Australian National Food Plan as a 'whole of government' food policy that aimed to integrate elements of nutrition and sustainability alongside economic objectives. Design: The article uses policy analysis to explore the processes of consultation and stakeholder involvement in the development of the National Food Plan, focusing on actors from the sectors of industry, civil society and government. Existing documentation and submissions to the Plan were used as data sources. Models of health policy analysis and policy streams were employed to analyse policy development processes. Setting: Australia.

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Opportunities and challenges in developing a whole-of-government national food and nutrition policy: lessons from Australia’s National Food Plan

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Caraher

Lawrence

et al. 2015

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Best-practice guidance for health policy analysis advocates rooting the research in an existing framework [11] which organise enquiry by identifying elements and relationships between elements [12]. The Walt and Gilson framework [13] takes a political economy perspective on health policy analysis with a 'policy triangle' approach that focuses on content, context, processes and actors ( Fig.…”

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Policy analysis: Palliative care in Ireland

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a b s t r a c tPalliative care for patients with advanced illness is a subject of growing importance in health services, policy and research. In 2001 Ireland became one of the first nations to publish a dedicated national palliative care policy. This paper uses the 'policy analysis triangle' as a framework to examine what the policy entailed, where the key ideas originated, why the policy process was activated, who were the key actors, and what were the main consequences. Although palliative care provision expanded following publication, priorities that were unaddressed or not fully embraced on the national policy agenda are identified. The factors underlying areas of non-fulfilment of policy are then discussed. In particular, the analysis highlights that policy initiatives in a relatively new field of healthcare face a trade-off between ambition and feasibility. Key policy goals could not be realised given the large resource commitments required; the competition for resources from other, better-established healthcare sectors; and challenges in expanding workforce and capacity. Additionally, the inherently cross-sectoral nature of palliative care complicated the co-ordination of support for the policy. Policy initiatives in emerging fields such as palliative care should address carefully feasibility and support in their conception and implementation.

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“…In addition to an absence of network access, other key factors for the unconnected population include a lack of understanding of the Internet as a concept and how it can help to improve quality of life (including personal safety and health), as well as poor (digital) literacy skills. Gaps in enabling policy frameworks also play a part [12].

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Supporting global health goals with information and communications technology

Boman

Kruse

2017

Global Health Action

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The objective of this study is to critically assess the possible roles of information and communications technology (ICT) in supporting global health goals. This is done by considering privilege and connectibility. In short, ICT can contribute by providing health information via four different kinds of access, each with its own history and prospective future. All four are analyzed here, in two perspectives: business-as-usual and disruptive. Health data analytics is difficult since the digital representation of past, current, and future health information is lacking. The flow of analytics that may prove beneficial to the individual and not just meet abstract population-level goals or ambitions is analyzed in detail. Sensemaking is also needed, to meet the minimum requirement of making prospective future services understandable to policymakers. Drivers as well as barriers for areas in which policy decisions have the potential to drive positive developments for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals are identified.

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'Doing' health policy analysis: methodological and conceptual reflections and challenges

Cited by 654 publications

References 33 publications

Opportunities and challenges in developing a whole-of-government national food and nutrition policy: lessons from Australia’s National Food Plan

Opportunities and challenges in developing a whole-of-government national food and nutrition policy: lessons from Australia’s National Food Plan

Policy analysis: Palliative care in Ireland

Supporting global health goals with information and communications technology

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