Public Services International Research Unit

Jane Lethbridge joined PSIRU in August 2001 and has lead responsibility for developing research into the liberalisation and privatisation of healthcare worldwide. She has worked on public health issues in the UK and internationally for over 15 years. More recently she has been part of a UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) research programme 'Commercialisation of healthcare' where she examined the strategies of multinational healthcare companies. Her other research interests include trade union responses to the liberalisation of public services and the policy and practice of social dialogue.