The integration of health and social care in the UK : policy and practice / Derek Birrell and Deirdre Heenan.
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TextSeries: Interagency working in health and social carePublisher: London : Palgrave, 2018Description: xii, 199 pagesContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781137404435 (e-book)Subject(s): Integrated delivery of health care -- Great Britain | Social service -- Great Britain -- Methodology | Society | Social services & welfare, criminology | Social welfare & social services | Central / national / federal government policies | Society & culture: generalGenre/Form: Online access: Open e-book Also available in printed form ISBN 9781137404428Summary: This timely and much needed text book provides a systematic assessment of recent policy developments across the UK and introduces the different models of integration which currently operate - from structural integration in Northern Ireland to health and care partnerships in Scotland. This timely and much needed text book provides a systematic assessment of recent policy developments across the UK and introduces the different models of integration which currently operate - from structural integration in Northern Ireland to health and care partnerships in Scotland. It examines the achievements of integrated working, showing how it can lead to improvements in the quality of services and access to services, as well as create cost efficiencies. It also considers barriers to integration and draw comparisons with experiences in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe to identify lessons for practice in the UK. Supported throughout by case studies and a wealth of illustrative material - including charts and diagrams - this is key reading for students taking degree programmes and foundational qualifications in health and social care, or related degrees in social policy, health studies, social work and nursing.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This timely and much needed text book provides a systematic assessment of recent policy developments across the UK and introduces the different models of integration which currently operate - from structural integration in Northern Ireland to health and care partnerships in Scotland. This timely and much needed text book provides a systematic assessment of recent policy developments across the UK and introduces the different models of integration which currently operate - from structural integration in Northern Ireland to health and care partnerships in Scotland. It examines the achievements of integrated working, showing how it can lead to improvements in the quality of services and access to services, as well as create cost efficiencies. It also considers barriers to integration and draw comparisons with experiences in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe to identify lessons for practice in the UK. Supported throughout by case studies and a wealth of illustrative material - including charts and diagrams - this is key reading for students taking degree programmes and foundational qualifications in health and social care, or related degrees in social policy, health studies, social work and nursing.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9781137404428
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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