The European Union is becoming increasingly involved in health policy. The Treaties of Maastricht and Amsterdam require the EU to consider health issues in all that it does. Even though the Union has no direct involvement in the delivery of health services its range of responsibilities, including the ramifications for health of the Single European Market, make it a key player. This is the first major academic book solely devoted to EU health and health-related policy.

ED RANDALL is a Lecturer in Social Policy and Politics at London University's Goldsmiths College and has undertaken research into the impact of the 'Health of the Nation' on local health strategies and health promotion. He has published on pay beds in the National Health Service and on air quality and health.