Dr Kathryn Jones

Job: Senior Research Fellow

Faculty: Business and Law

School/department: Leicester Castle Business School

Research group(s): Health Policy Research Unit

Address: The Gateway, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, LE1 9BH

T: + 44 (0)116 207 8749

Personal profile

Kathryn Jones is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and Public Policy. She is a core member of the Health Policy Research Unit. Her research interests are patient and public involvement and the role of patient’s organisations at local, national and European level. In 2012/13 she was awarded research leave to study the impact of the changing dynamics of the health policy arena on patient's organisations. In 2013 she was also a participant on the first DMU Future Research Leaders programme.

Research group affiliations

Health Policy Research Unit

Publications and outputs

Representing Whom? UK Health Consumer and Patients' Organizations in the Policy Process
Representing Whom? UK Health Consumer and Patients' Organizations in the Policy Process Baggott, Rob; Jones, Kathryn L. This paper draws on nearly two decades of research on health consumer and patients’ organizations (HCPOs) in the United Kingdom. In particular it addresses questions of representation and legitimacy in the health policy process. HCPOs claim to represent the collective interests of patients and others such as relatives and carers. At times they also make claims to represent the wider public interest. Employing Pitkin’s classic typology of formalistic, descriptive, symbolic and substantive representation, the paper explores how and in what sense HCPOs represent their constituencies. We found that policy makers themselves are less concerned with formal mechanisms adopted by groups and are more concerned with credibility, in particular whether HCPOs carry the confidence of their constituents. While some concerns about legitimacy remain, particularly in relation to funding from commercial interests, we argue that HCPOs bring a unique perspective to the policy process and to focus purely on formalistic representation provides only a partial understanding of their representative role and a constrained view of their collective moral claims. The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version.
Regulating the regulators: the rise of the United Kingdom Professional Standards Authority
Regulating the regulators: the rise of the United Kingdom Professional Standards Authority Allsop, Judith;; Jones, Kathryn L.
The Voluntary Sector and Health Policy: the role of national level health consumer and patients’ organisations in the UK
The Voluntary Sector and Health Policy: the role of national level health consumer and patients’ organisations in the UK Baggott, Rob; Jones, Kathryn L. Article explores the policy role of Health consumer and patients' organisations. Based on research findings fro two surveys, the article examines the activities, resources and contacts of HCPOs. It also assess their impact on health policy and reform.
The Big Society in an age of austerity: threats and opportunities for Health Consumer and Patients' Organizations in England
The Big Society in an age of austerity: threats and opportunities for Health Consumer and Patients' Organizations in England Baggott, Rob; Jones, Kathryn L.
Health, lifestyle, belief and knowledge differences between two ethnic groups with specific reference to tobacco, diet and physical activity.
Health, lifestyle, belief and knowledge differences between two ethnic groups with specific reference to tobacco, diet and physical activity. Anthony, Denis Martin; Baggott, Rob; Tanner, Judith; Jones, Kathryn L.; Evans, Hala; Perkins, G.; Palmer, H.
Quality assurance in medical regulation in an international context.
Quality assurance in medical regulation in an international context. Allsop, Judith; Jones, Kathryn L. The review examines quality assurance in medical regulation in seven countries: Australia (New South Wales); Canada (Ontario); Finland; France (Appendix One); the Netherlands; New Zealand and the USA (New York State). The aim is to describe how doctors’ continuing competence is maintained and assessed, how poor practice is detected and what action is taken. The introduction sets out the methods and defines key terms. Detail on the countries can be found in each chapter.
Prevention better than cure? Health consumer and patients' organisations and public health.
Prevention better than cure? Health consumer and patients' organisations and public health. Baggott, Rob; Jones, Kathryn L.
Health Consumer Groups in the UK: Progress or Stagnation?
Health Consumer Groups in the UK: Progress or Stagnation? Baggott, Rob; Jones, Kathryn L.
Encountering Globalization: Professional Groups in an International Context
Encountering Globalization: Professional Groups in an International Context Jones, Kathryn L.; Allsop, Judith; Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn; Evetts, Julia; Le Bianic, Thomas; Wrede, Sirpa
In whose interest? Relationships between health consumer groups and the pharmaceutical industry in the UK
In whose interest? Relationships between health consumer groups and the pharmaceutical industry in the UK Jones, Kathryn L.

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Key research outputs

Hamalainen, L.; Jones, K. (2011) Conceptualising community as a social fix, argument and persuasion in health, housing and local governance. A review of the literature. www.ahrc.ac.uk/Funding-Opportunities/Research-funding/Connected-Communities/Scoping-studies-and-reviews/Documents/Conceptualising%20community%20as%20a%20social%20fix.pdf

Research interests/expertise

Patient and Public Involvement

Health Consumer Groups

Areas of teaching

Health Strategy and Management

Environmental Politics

Project Management

Qualifications

PhD

BA (Hons) Librarianship and Information Studies (2:1)

Membership of external committees

Sustainable Development Commission Panel 2006-2009

Membership of professional associations and societies

Political Studies Association 2000-2009

Conference attendance

Baggott R and Jones K Prevention better than cure? Health Consumer and Patients’ Organisations and Public HealthEuropean Network of Research into Citizens, Users and Patients Organisations, European Society for Health and Medical Sociology, University of Ghent, 26-28^th August 2010.

Jones K. European Patient Groups Meeting of the ‘European research network on citizen-, user- and patients’-organisations engagement in health care and policy’Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Health Promotion Research (LBIHPR) Vienna, 5-6 November 2009.

Consultancy work

Leicester City NHS, Leicestershire County and Rutland NHS - Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Next Stage Review: A Report on Patient and Public Engagement in Maternity and Newborn Services - January 2010 with Rob Baggott.

Leicester City NHS, Leicestershire County and Rutland NHS - Our NHS Our Future:
Excellence for All Research Evaluation Conducted for the NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland - December 2008 with Rob Baggott.

Externally funded research grants information

Conceptualising community as a social fix, argument and persuasion in health, housing and local governance. A review of the literature. AHRC, March 2011-October 2011. Co-investigator (PI Leila Hamalainen).
Community Interventions for Health, PEPSICO Foundation (Matrix) Public health survey and interventions. Phase 1-2 Summer 2007-July 2010. Co-investigator (PI Rob Baggott, Co-Director Denis Anthony, Judith Tanner co-investigator, Hala Evans project management Gill Perkins research fellow, Hilary Palmer administrator).

Internally funded research project information

Building capacity to impact on policy and practice. RIF project Sept 2010- June 2011, co investigator (C Durose PI, Steven Griggs, Jo Richardson, Richard Hall co-investigators).

European Patients Groups. 2008 Faculty Seed Corn Funding, Summer 2008-ongoing. PI (Rob Baggott co-investigator).

Case studies

The health consumer groups work has been cited by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Report 2008 titled “Primary Health Care - Now More Than Ever” refers to: Allsop, J., Baggott, R. and Jones, K. Health consumer groups and the national policy process. In: Henderson S, Petersen AR, eds. Consuming health: the commodification of health care, London, Routledge, 2002. http://www.who.int/whr/2008/en/index.html