Wellbeing: Policy and Practice details the contemporary research evidence base for health and wellbeing within the global context. The concept of wellbeing is currently being explored globally, with policy makers debating how to use and measure wellbeing beyond the traditional means that focus upon material and economic indicators. This book looks at the contemporary research evidence base and discusses how this improved knowledge can be applied to both healthcare policy and practice. It explores and analyses the many different but inter-facing arguments around wellbeing and its relevance in the modern world. Written by a multi-professional group of health and wellbeing academics who have extensive national and international experience across the statutory and non-statutory sectors, the book is essential reading for healthcare professionals and policy makers looking for a comprehensive and up-to-date summary of the latest research and practice in the field of wellbeing.

The late Anneyce Knight, who died in 2021, had retired earlier that year from her role as Associate Dean for Global Engagement and Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Bournemouth University, where she was also the Programme Leader for the Return to Nursing Practice course. She qualified as a registered nurse in 1982 and worked in orthopaedics and oncology, then trained as a midwife. She continued to practise in a variety of nursing and midwifery clinical settings before moving into Higher Education in 2000. Prior to taking up her role at Bournemouth University in 2015, Anneyce was the Course Lead for the innovative Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care (clinical) for Associate Practitioners, a joint NHS and Southampton Solent University collaboration. Previously she was at the University of Greenwich, where she held a number of positions. She was passionate about the need for compassionate care, thereby enhancing the quality of patient care, particularly at the end of life. Her primary research interests focused on public health and wellbeing, areas in which she has published and presented nationally and internationally.

1. Introduction
Anneyce Knight, Vincent La Placa and Allan McNaught

Part One - Wellbeing: Policy and Practice
2. Wellbeing in Economics, Psychology and Health Sciences: A Contested Category
Carlos Moreno-Leguizamon
3. Wellbeing: A New Policy Phenomenon?
Vincent La Placa and Anneyce Knight
4. The Role of Health and Wellbeing Boards
Surindar Dhesi

Part Two - Wellbeing: Contextualised
5. The Living Environment and Wellbeing: Wicked Problems, Wicked Solutions?
Jill Stewart and Jim Gritton
6. The Wellbeing of Gypsies and Travellers
David Smith and Margaret Greenfields
7. Wellbeing and Older People
Anneyce Knight, Vincent La Placa and Patricia Schofield
8. Blue Space and Wellbeing
Anneyce Knight, Jill Stewart, Maureen Rhoden, Nevin Mehmet and Lynn Baxter
9. Green Space and Wellbeing
Nevin Mehmet and Christine Stacey
10. A Global Glimpse: Wellbeing and Islam
Allan McNaught
11. Conclusion
Vincent La Placa, Anneyce Knight and Allan McNaught