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Health systems & services

Paperback. A highly readable account of how and why NHS treatment centres evolved with practical lessons based on case study research. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424785
ISBN
9781847424785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.78

Paperback. This collection, written by leading health policy researchers, examines the role that case-studies play in British health policy, covering key health policy literatures in the policy process, analytical frameworks and seminal moments of the NHS. Editor(s): Exworthy, Mark; Peckham, Stephen; Powell, Martin; Hann, Alison. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; MBN; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847427571
ISBN
9781847427571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.17

Paperback. The challenges faced by those rationing scarce health care resources have intensified recently. In an accessible style, this book tackles this challenge by exploring the latest thinking and practice on priority setting methods. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: MBPM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 239 x 9. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847427748
ISBN
9781847427748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.39

hardcover. The challenges faced by those rationing scarce health care resources have intensified recently. In an accessible style, this book tackles this challenge by exploring the latest thinking and practice on priority setting methods. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 15. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781847427755
ISBN
9781847427755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.51

paperback. This book examines the contribution of the NHS to the multi-agency and inter-professional child protection process. It examines the roles played by health professionals within child protection and investigates the nature and operation of the central policy community and local provider networks. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2figs.5tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBC; JKSB1; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342447
ISBN
9781861342447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.78

paperback. The literature on depression in old age has tended to be dominated by the medical model with its focus on symptoms and treatment. This report breaks new ground by adopting a psycho-social approach - one that explores depression in the context of the everyday lives of older people. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: JKSG; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 5. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861346421
ISBN
9781861346421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

paperback. This book's striking message is that palliative care does not deliver on its aims to value people who are dying and make death and dying a natural part of life. Applying Social Role Valorisation, it argues for the de-institutionalisation of palliative care and recommends an alternative framework to current approaches. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861349217
ISBN
9781861349217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.70

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447301042
ISBN
9781447301042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.87

hardcover. This is the story of a man and an institution. A world-renowned psychiatrist and first director-general of the World Health Organization, Brock Chisholm was one of the most influential Canadians of the twentieth century, yet is little-known today. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b/w photos, 14 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPSN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814768
ISBN
9780774814768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.67

Paperback. * A thoughtful and insightful textbook introduction to how health policy is made. * Pays attention to the social and political processes which structure what decisions are taken about health policy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641744
ISBN
9780745641744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861346308
ISBN
9781861346308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.42

Paperback. Focusing on the British NHS, this book reviews the key contemporary debates concerning health systems. Series: Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861349293
ISBN
9781861349293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.40

paperback. Social workers provide more mental health services than any other profession, yet recent biomedical trends in psychiatry appear to minimize the importance of their traditional concerns, which focus on the social environment that accompanies mental disorders and their treatment. Editor(s): Kirk, Stuart A. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 478 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780231128711
ISBN
9780231128711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.99
€ 35.85

hardcover. Based on the author's 30+ years of studying and teaching about the U.S. health care system, Still Broken: Understanding the U.S. Health Care System provides clear and comprehensive tools to improve our declining health care system. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761963
ISBN
9780804761963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.70

hardcover. This book tracks the development of biomedicine in South Korea following liberation from Japan in 1945, covering the transition from Japanese imperial models of practice to an approximation of American and international models of health. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 3JJH; HBJF; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804784115
ISBN
9780804784115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.87

Paperback. Incorporating investigative journalism, this title examines the contested place of health and development in El Salvador. It recounts the story of radical health activism from its origins in liberation theology and guerrilla medicine during the third-world country's twelve-year civil war, through development of a 'popular health system'. Series Editor(s): Marshall, Mac. Series: Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 13 photographs & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JHMC; JP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813547367
ISBN
9780813547367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.08

paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; JHM; MBP; MJCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816630486
ISBN
9780816630486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. This thoroughly revised and updated second edition provides a step-by-step approach to application of participatory approaches to qualitative data collection (including structured and unstructured interviews, observations, and group interviews) and data analysis (including constant comparative method, coding schemes, and theme memo). Editor(s): Israel, Barbara A.; Eng, Eugenia; Schulz, Amy J.; Parker, Edith A. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 179 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118021866
ISBN
9781118021866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.29

Paperback. A Shocking Expose of the Irish Health System Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; MBNH; MBP; MJCJ3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 176. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0017837
ISBN
9780340951323
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Through ninety-five interviews with primary care physicians (PCPs) working in different settings, as well as medical students and residents, this book provides insight into the everyday lives of generalist physicians in the early twenty-first century - their work, stresses, hopes, expectations, and values. Series Editor(s): Apple, Rima D.; Golden, Janet. Series: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780813546766
ISBN
9780813546766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.95

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