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Health systems & services
Paperback. Presents the principles and criteria that are necessary to evaluate and enhance the quality of health care services in the NHS. This book offers an overview of health care management and health care policy. It explores evidence based practice, and examines the ongoing need for management evaluation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6. BIC Classification: MBP; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405111614
- ISBN
- 9781405111614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.37
€ 77.37
Paperback. In this study the social construction of dementia is examined closely for the first time. Nancy Harding and Colin Palfrey show how Western society sees dementia as a disease, rather than a natural part of the ageing process. They take issue with the constructed view of the body as a machine, whose parts 'break down' and need replacement. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN; JMM; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853022579
- ISBN
- 9781853022579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.14
€ 53.14
Paperback. Examines the emergence of private, work-based benefits; the uniquely American pursuit of "social insurance"; the influence of race and gender on the health care debate; and the confrontation between reformers and powerful economic and health interests. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119519
- ISBN
- 9780691119519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.51
€ 51.99
€ 37.51
From this broader perspective, the authors describe the many factors that influence the lives, health, and well-being of older patients and their caregivers, making this an ideal text for psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: MBPK; MJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400976
- ISBN
- 9781421400976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.53
€ 111.53
Paperback. * A collection of the best contemporary studies on health and the media. * Brings together perspectives from media studies and medical sociology. * Illuminates the influence that the mass media have on health beliefs and behaviour, and on health care practices and policy-making. Editor(s): Seale, Clive. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; MBNH; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405112444
- ISBN
- 9781405112444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.89
€ 27.89
Paperback. This practical guide is designed for anyone working with children, adolescents and their families. Including chapters on current methodology in reducing delinquency, families in relation to delinquency and advances in working with delinquents, the guide offers an insight into this complex area. Series: Parent, Adolescent & Child Training Skills S. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; JKVQ2; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 6. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854333575
- ISBN
- 9781854333575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.10
€ 29.10
Paperback. A legendary leader in disruptive innovation presents a comprehensive analysis of the strategies needed to improve health care and make it affordable. BIC Classification: MBN; MBPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781259860867
- ISBN
- 9781259860867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.18
€ 24.99
€ 18.18
Hardback. The celebrated Harvard professor and New York Times bestselling author tackles two of our most vital global issues: health care and innovation. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 174 x 38. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780071592086
- ISBN
- 9780071592086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.58€ 47.96
€ 51.58
€ 47.96
Paperback. The authors discuss risk factors for self-harm, including depression, substance abuse and antisocial behaviour, and critically examine key screening instruments that can be used to assess risk. They describe how suicidal behaviour can be managed and prevented, and look at the effectiveness of aftercare treatment for those who self-harm. Series: Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: MBPK; MMH; VFJ; VFXC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843102373
- ISBN
- 9781843102373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.64
€ 40.99
€ 40.64
Paperback. Using rare interviews with former inmates and workers, institutional documentation, and governmental archives, Claudia Malacrida illuminates the dark history of the treatment of "mentally defective" children and adults at the Michener Centre in Red Deer, Alberta. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 3JJ; JFFG; JKSM; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442626898
- ISBN
- 9781442626898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.94
€ 42.99
€ 37.94
Paperback. * New in paperback* This is the first comprehensive history of syphilis from the fifteenth century to the present day* The hardback was extremely well reviewed and sold very well indeed. . Translator(s): Braddock, Judith; Pike, Brian. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JMU; MBP; MJCJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745610306
- ISBN
- 9780745610306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.61
€ 31.61
Hardback. Editor(s): Da Costa, Claude. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: JWXV; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 145
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624173714
- ISBN
- 9781624173714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.16€ 134.56
€ 198.16
€ 134.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Clark, Grace A.; Perez, Victoria I. Num Pages: 108 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620814956
- ISBN
- 9781620814956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.62€ 64.58
€ 92.62
€ 64.58
Paperback. Learning Disability and other Intellectual Impairments is the first book of its kind to explore the similarities and parallels between the needs of people with various types of intellectual impairments as they encounter health services. Editor(s): Clark, Louise; Griffiths, Peter. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470034712
- ISBN
- 9780470034712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.75
€ 63.75
Observation in Health and Social Care: Applications for Learning, Rese...
Clare Pauline Parkinson (Ed.)
Paperback. One of the key skills in effective health and social care is accurately identifying and assessing the client's needs. This theoretically informed guide will show you how to enhance and apply these pivotal observation skills in a variety of challenging health and social settings with children, families and adults. Editor(s): Parkinson, Clare Pauline; Allain, Lucille; Hingley-Jones, Helen. Num Pages: 208 pages, B&W. BIC Classification: JKSN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849056755
- ISBN
- 9781849056755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.77
€ 37.77
Hardback. This book critically explores the urban governance of healthy lifestyles and the contemporary problematisations of the obesity, sedentarism and alcohol "epidemics". Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHB; MBP; MBS; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 174 x 17. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847426383
- ISBN
- 9781847426383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.90
€ 102.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: LNT; LNW; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 271 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Publisher
- Bath Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956777461
- ISBN
- 9780956777461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. As Archbishop Desmond Tutu has noted, "AIDS is South Africa's new apartheid." This title traces the historical shifts in health policy after apartheid and describes their effects, detailing, in particular, the changing relationship between biomedical and indigenous health care, both at the national and the local level. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27 halftones, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFFH2; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226064598
- ISBN
- 9780226064598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.05
€ 41.99
€ 32.05
Hardback. Editor(s): Schmults, Chrysalyne D. Num Pages: 255 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, 17 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: MBPM; MJCL; MJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662470800
- ISBN
- 9783662470800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.83
€ 125.83
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472410511
- ISBN
- 9781472410511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.28
€ 53.28