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Understanding Health And Social Care

With health and social care increasingly asked to work in partnership many existing textbooks and educational opportunities are too uni-professional to be able to respond fully to the joined-up services agenda. Against this background this book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of both health and social care. The book packed with student-friendly features includes: * a focus on both health and social care in a time of increasing interagency working; * a combined summary of current policy and practice dilemmas with useful theoretical frameworks; * service user-focused case studies and reflective exercises to aid further study and analysis; * comparative material throughout exploring relevant issues their impact and lessons learned. With partnership working now part of core
business rather than an optional extra this book is essential reading for anyone studying or working in health and social care. It provides practical material to populate the theoretical and conceptual knowledge of social policy students and conceptual material to help make sense of the practical experience of professional students on training courses. Health and social care practitioners will find the book of value informing their continuing professional development. Jon Glasby is a qualified social worker and head of health and social care at the Health Services Management Centre University of Birmingham.
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With health & social care increasingly asked to work in partnership many existing textbooks & educational opportunities are too uni-professional to be able to respond fully to the joined-up services agenda. Against this background this book provides a comprehensive & up-to-date analysis of both health & social care. The book packed with student-friendly features
Includes:: * a focus on both health & social care in a time of increasing interagency working; * a combined summary of current policy & practice dilemmas with useful theoretical frameworks; * service user-focused case studies & reflective exercises to aid further study & analysis; * comparative material throughout exploring relevant issues their impact & lessons learned. With partnership working now part of core business rather than an optional extra this book is essential reading for anyone studying or working in health & social care. It provides practical material to populate the theoretical & conceptual knowledge of social policy students & conceptual material to help make sense of the practical experience of professional students on training courses. Health & social care practitioners will find the book of value informing their continuing professional development. Jon Glasby is a qualified social worker & head of health & social care at the Health Services Management Centre University of Birmingham.

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