Self-regulation of pharma industry marketing is unsustainable and failing patients – new analysis

Research from academics at Bath and Lund, Sweden, urges healthcare professionals to tackle unethical marketing and support stronger regulation.
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Research from academics at Bath and Lund, Sweden, urges healthcare professionals to tackle unethical marketing and support stronger regulation.
Join us for a one day conference focussing on transparency in healthcare
A personal view from Anju Murayama, our new research visitor from Tohoku University, Japan
A CASP Blog by Dr Akihiko Ozaki, Fukushima Medical University, Japan
Register here for CASP’s hybrid symposium on 23 September 2022, marking 100 years since the birth of philosopher Cornelius Castoriadis
As the Queen’s Speech outlined plans for changes to the Mental Health Act, a study highlights the challenging experiences for family members of people detained.
A collection of publications by CASP members in relation to the current Covid-19 Pandemic.
Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones, Director of CASP, discusses the impact of austerity on older carers.
A BBC article on older carers, which includes contribution from Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones, Director of CASP
Baljit Banga, Executive Director of Imkaan, discusses how Covid-19 is disproportionately impacting women already affected by gender and race-based violence.
Paul Gregg writes on how we move beyond the symbolic ritual of #clapforcarers towards future policies that truly value our key workers with higher wages.
Justin Rogers along with Philip Mendes and Ian Thomas, write for ABC News about the impact of Covid-19 on care leavers and the support they need.
Read the summary of the Bath Policy Labs' discussion into the factors that influence healthy living later in life and how they have been impacted by COVID-19
Listen to our members talking about their research and recent news.
Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones talks about her research, her motivations for doing it and the wider work of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy.
Dr Rana Jawad talks to Andy Dunne about her research and expertise in relation to welfare systems in the MENA region.
Recording of the SPS department seminar hosted by CASP in conjunction with Western University, Canada: Health Equity issues from across the world.
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Our research engages with the evidence, design and evaluation behind policy development across a range of major social issues to inform future policy making.
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A child’s wellbeing has an important bearing on their current and future outcome: this has been brought to the forefront of the policy agenda in recent years.
Our researchers analyse the factors which determine the policy cycle to understand how policy is overseen and carried out in practice.
Our researchers aim to understand how income, wealth, and health inequalities play out over the life course and how policy can influence inequality.
Analysing and evaluating employment and earnings policy changes to improve decision making in this area.
We aim to understand the causes of low income and how effective policies are in reducing poverty.
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The Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy (CASP) is part of the Department of Social & Policy Sciences. We rank 36th in the 2019 QS World University Rankings for Social Policy & Administration. Our researchers are critically engaged with policy development across a range of major social issues and as such are major contributors to this significant achievement.
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