Understanding Health and Social Care

"Great addition to the previous editions of Glasby's work. Contextualises Health and Social Care in a relevant and insightful format. Fantastic read for students being introduced to the field." Vanessa McNulty, University of Huddersfield

"'This welcome third edition updates a most useful textbook for UK social science and social policy students. Its policy analysis is also particularly relevant to professional readers seeking to know how we arrived at the state we're in.'" Jill Manthorpe, Director of the Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London

"This book stands out because it cogently explores how the NHS and social care systems work together - where they succeed and where they fail. Indispensable." Professor Sir Julian Le Grand, London School of Economics

"This comprehensive, insightful and fully updated introduction offers social policy, health and social care professionals and students a thorough and accessible grounding in today’s pressing issues." Dr David Orr, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex

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.