What is public trust in the health system? : insights into health data use / Felix Gille

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Why do we care about public trust in the health system? -- What is trust? -- Three health system examples: vaccination uptake, COVID-19 pandemic and health data use in health systems -- What is public trust in the health system? -- Where does public trust develop? -- What builds public trust? -- What are the effects of public trust? -- What frames public trust? -- How can we foster public trust in the health system? -- How can we build public trust by means of effective health policy and governance? -- How can we foster public trust by means of effective communications? -- How can we foster public trust through effective observation? -- Conclusion -- References -- Index

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-ND licence. This book explores the concept of public trust in health systems. In the context of recent events, including public response to interventions to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination uptake and the use of health data and digital health, this important book uses empirical evidence to address why public trust is vital to a well-functioning health system. In doing so, it provides a comprehensive contemporary explanation of public trust, how it affects health systems and how it can be nurtured and maintained as an integral component of health system governance