LSE Health and NHS Confederation Seminar Series 2010
The series aims to improve the transfer of practical, highly relevant health policy
experience from Europe and abroad to health policy organisations in England.
14 September
Decentralisation
*How does devolution affect health care in England and the UK? How has devolution affected
health care in other countries? How does the balance between regional, local and national
authorities affect health care practice in the NHS and in health systems in other countries?
Chair: Richard Saltman (Emory)
Speakers:
Jon Magnussen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Jon Magnussen is professor in health economics and head of the Department of Public
Health, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. He is
also an adjunct professor in health economics at the University of Oslo. His main
research interest is in health systems and health policy, with particular focus on the
effects of health policy on (hospital) performance. He is the lead editor of the
European Observatory volume "Nordic Health Care Systems: Recent Reforms
and Current Policy Changes".
Scott Greer (University of Michigan)
Scott L. Greer, a political scientist, does research on the consequences for health
policy and the welfare state of federalism, decentralization, and European integration.
His work focuses especially on the United Kingdom and the development of health
policy in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. He has also done research
on health politics and federalism in the United States, Canada, and Spain. Before
coming to Michigan, he taught at the University of London. He currently directs a
two-year project on the consequences for health services and citizenship rights of
trends towards both decentralization and the development of European Union powers
in health.
Antonio Duran (Técnicas de Salud)
Antonio Duran is Director of the consulting firm Tecnicas de Salud which is specialized in Health
Services Management, Health Policy, Operations Development, and Training and Human Resources
Development.Dr. Duran has undertaken substantial consultancies in Poland, Macedonia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Albania, Bulgaria, and Serbia.He has and is implementing contracts with DFID, the
World Bank, the International Development Bank and the European Commission and is a permanent
senior consultant to the executive management of the WHO Regional Office for Europe.He is author
of numerous books, and articles and has contributed to several publications of the European
Observatory on Health Policies and Systems.
Jeni Bremner (European Health Management Association)
Jeni Bremner is Director of the European Health Management Association. She is a
qualified nurse and also holds an MSc in Health Education from the University of
London and an MSc in Health Economics from the University of York. She has
substantial experience in the management and design of health and social care
systems both working within health and social care systems and as a consultant. She
has many years political and policy experience in the fields of public health, health
care and social care. Prior to taking up post at EHMA she worked in the UK leading
the national local government policy agenda across a number of areas including
children services, education, health, public health social care and criminal justice.