Heenan / Birrell The Integration of Health and Social Care in the UK

Policy and Practice
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-137-40443-5
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

Reihe: Interagency Working in Health and Social Care

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.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heenan, Deirdre

Birrell, Derek

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction and Content.- 2. Development of Policies and Strategies in England.- 3. Reshaping Integration in England.- 4. Integration in Scotland.- 5. Integration in Wales.- 6. Integration in Northern Ireland.- 7. Achievements of Integration.- 8. Promoting Integration.- 9. Barriers to Integration.- 10. International Integration.- 11. Conclusions.- References

Über Autor(innen)

Deirdre Heenan and Derek Birrell are Professors of Social Policy at the University of Ulster, UK.