Mutuality in the provision of Scottish healthcare.

Howieson, Brian

Abstract

The backdrop to this article is provided by the Better Health, Better Care Action Plan (Scottish Government, 2007), Section 1 of which is entitled ‘Towards a Mutual NHS’. According to Better Health, Better Care (Scottish Government, 2007: 5): ‘Mutual organisations are designed to serve their members. They are designed to gather people around a common sense of purpose. They are designed to bring the organisation together in what people often call “co-production.”’ The aim of this article is to précis the current knowledge of mutuality in the provision of Scottish healthcare. In detail, it will: introduce the ‘mutual’ organisation; offer a historical perspective of mutuality; suggest why healthcare mutuality is important; and briefly, detail the differences in mutual health-care policy in England and Scotland. It is hoped that this analysis will help researchers and practitioners alike appreciate further the philosophy of mutuality in the provision of Scottish healthcare.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Oct 26, 2015
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: May 31, 2019
• Journal: Scottish Medical Journal
• Print ISSN: 0036-9330
• Electronic ISSN: 2045-6441
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 228-232
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0036933015613670
• Keywords: Mutuality, Scottish healthcare, healthcare policy,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1841400