Policy Futures for UK Health

Policy Futures for UK Health

Author: Zoƫ Slote Morris

Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9781846190032

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Helps policy makers and stakeholders think about the future of health in the United Kingdom by summarising the context within which, health policy is developed. This title identifies key issues, pointing out the factors that feed into decision-making. It also considers trends in the societal environment including ethical and legal contexts.


Health Policy for Health Care Professionals

Health Policy for Health Care Professionals

Author: Peter L Bradshaw

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2004-10-18

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9780761974017

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This is a contemporary guide to the health service, its origins and current agenda, which focuses on the challenges faced by health service workers in implementing government policy at local level.


The New Politics of the NHS

The New Politics of the NHS

Author: Rudolf Klein

Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9781846190667

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'The New Politics of the NHS' is not a history of the NHS. It concentrates on those issues that seem best to illuminate the analytic themes and to provide the most insight into political processes.


EBOOK: An Introduction to Excellence in Practice Development in Health and Social Care

EBOOK: An Introduction to Excellence in Practice Development in Health and Social Care

Author: Robert McSherry

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2008-06-16

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 0335236324

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The first in a new series, this introductory text outlines what is meant by excellence in practice and explores the core contemporary issues used to illustrate excellence, including evidence-based practice, clinical governance, and health and social care standards. McSherry and Warr offer simple and effective tools and techniques to support the development of excellence in practice. The book also provides guidance to support the individual, team and organisation in achieving excellence in practice. All topics covered are key to the Quality and Modernisation Agendas, and the book includes coverage on: Reshaping healthcare delivery Clinical governance Responsibility and accountability Implementing government targets and National Service Frameworks Public confidence Partnerships and collaborative working Equality and diversity Autonomy Recruitment and retention Real life practical examples and reflective exercises are used throughout to help the reader explore what excellence means in their everyday practice, as well as enforce the theory needed to inform delivery of excellence. An Introduction to Excellence in Practice Development in Health and Social Care is key reading for nurses and health and social care professionals, both in training and in practice.


Black's Medical Dictionary

Black's Medical Dictionary

Author: Gordon Macpherson

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 849

ISBN-13: 0713654422

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This is a well-known authoritative medical reference book with over 5000 terms and concepts defined and described. Many experts have contributed on specific areas, including tropical medicine, genetics and immunology.


Operational Research for Emergency Planning in Healthcare: Volume 2

Operational Research for Emergency Planning in Healthcare: Volume 2

Author: Navonil Mustafee

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-26

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1137573287

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This book presents a selection of studies that have applied Operational Research methods to improve emergency planning in healthcare, to include both A&E and public health emergencies like epidemic and natural disasters. The studies have delved into qualitative Operational Research like Problem Structuring, Critical Systems Thinking, Soft Systems Methodology, and Qualitative System Dynamics, and also quantitative techniques such as Monte Carlo Simulation, Discrete-event Simulation, and System Dynamics. These techniques have been applied for review and assessment of emergency services, for policy formulation and for facilitating broader public engagement in emergency preparedness and response. Furthermore, this book presents rigorous reviews on the applications of Operational Research in the wider healthcare context. This volume focuses mainly on emergency planning at the strategic level, whereas volume 1 focuses on planning at the operational level. The OR Essentials series presents a unique cross-section of high quality research work fundamental to understanding contemporary issues and research across a range of Operational Research (OR) topics. It brings together some of the best research papers from the highly respected journals of the Operational Research Society, also published by Palgrave Macmillan.


Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions E-Book

Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions E-Book

Author: Joy Higgs

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2008-02-18

Total Pages: 519

ISBN-13: 0702037672

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Clinical reasoning is the foundation of professional clinical practice. Totally revised and updated, this book continues to provide the essential text on the theoretical basis of clinical reasoning in the health professions and examines strategies for assisting learners, scholars and clinicians develop their reasoning expertise. key chapters revised and updated nature of clinical reasoning sections have been expanded increase in emphasis on collaborative reasoning core model of clinical reasoning has been revised and updated