A leading analyst, writer and advocate in the field of social policy, Anna is Commissioner for Health with the UK Sustainable Development Commission (since 2000). She was Director of Health Policy at the King's Fund from 1998-2004 before joining the Healthcare Commission to lead their work on engaging patients and the public (2005-8). Earlier posts include Senior Research Fellow and then Deputy Director of ippr (Institute for Public Policy Research) from 1989-1998, Editor and Producer of current affairs television for Diverse Productions (1982-6), Deputy Editor of the New Statesman (1978-82).
Anna has written widely on sustainable development, public health policy, public involvement and democratic dialogue, gender and equality.
Browse publications
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Right Here, Right Now
Taking co-production into the mainstream
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Ten Big Questions about the Big Society
and ten ways to make the best of it
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Transforming Welfare
new economics, New Labour and the new Tories
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21 hours
Why a shorter working week can help us all to flourish in the 21st century
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Green Well Fair
Three economies for social justice
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The New Wealth of Time
How timebanking helps people build better public services
