Understanding Health and Social Care
By Jon Glasby
Published
Jan 18, 2017Page count
232 pagesEdition
3rd EditionBrowse the series
Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and PracticeISBN
978-1447331216Dimensions
240 x 172 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jan 18, 2017Page count
232 pagesEdition
3rd EditionBrowse the series
Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and PracticeISBN
978-1447331209Dimensions
240 x 172 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jan 18, 2017Page count
232 pagesEdition
3rd EditionBrowse the series
Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and PracticeISBN
978-1447331223Dimensions
Imprint
Policy PressPublished
Jan 18, 2017Page count
232 pagesEdition
3rd EditionBrowse the series
Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and PracticeISBN
978-1447331230Dimensions
Imprint
Policy PressThis is the concise, accessible guide for students and practitioners who want a comprehensive introduction to health and social care.
Engaging practical features, such as user-focused case studies and reflective exercises, promote understanding of theoretical and conceptual knowledge. In turn, clear explanations of social policy theory help frame the policy and practice dilemmas faced by students, front-line workers and policy makers. Chapters cover partnership working and integrated care, independent living, disability and long-term conditions, discrimination, user involvement and support for carers.
This new edition has been updated to cover key developments under the Coalition and beyond, including the 2012 Health Act, the 2014 Care Act, the Francis inquiry, the Winterbourne View abuse scandal, the integrated care agenda and the impact of austerity.
Jon Glasby is Professor of Health and Social Care and Head of the School of Social Policy at the University of Birmingham, UK. A qualified social worker by background, he is engaged in regular research and policy advice around the future of health and social care.
Introduction;
Origins of community health and social care;
Current services;
Partnership working in health and social care;
Independent living and the social model of disability;
Anti-discriminatory practice and social inclusion;
User involvement and citizenship;
Support for carers;
Postscript: what happens next.