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Paperback. A penetrating examination of how most Americans die today--how the patients and their families' conflicting desires about a "good death" collide with the politics and routines of American hospitals. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP; MMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226426853
ISBN
9780226426853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.00

Hardcover. This second edition offers both a comprehensive introduction to the patient-centered care model and best practices in this field. Thoroughly updated edition which provides a complete guide to patient-centered care, with applications for all health care organizations, professionals, managers, and students. Editor(s): Frampton, Susan B.; Charmel, Patrick A.; Planetree. Series: Jossey-Bass Public Health. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470377024
ISBN
9780470377024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.57

Paperback.
Publisher
RCPsych Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908020017
ISBN
9781908020017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.83

Paperback. Explaining the truth behind the screening statistics and investigating the evidence behind the hype, Margaret McCartney, an award-winning writer and doctor, argues that this patient paradox - too much testing of well people and not enough care for the sick - worsens health inequalities and drains professionalism. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780660004
ISBN
9781780660004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.33

Paperback. Provides an introduction to the field of global health. This title is suitable for schools of public health, nursing, and medicine, and also in undergraduate and graduate classes in anthropology, sociology, political economy, and history, among others. Editor(s): Farmer, Paul; Kleinman, Arthur; Kim, Jim Yong; Basilico, Matthew. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 504 pages, 41 b/w photographs, 35 line illustrations, 12 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271999
ISBN
9780520271999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.85

Paperback. This highly original book examines, for the first time, how the patient movement, which works to improve the quality of healthcare, can actually be considered an emancipation movement when led by its radical elements. Num Pages: 272 pages, figures. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847427441
ISBN
9781847427441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.22

Paperback. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849055611
ISBN
9781849055611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.25

Fold-out book or chart. .
Publisher
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Sixth
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469889900
ISBN
9781469889900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 45.78

Paperback. The changes in the US healthcare system since World War II are documented here, from new technologies, service-delivery arrangements, to financing mechanisms and underlying sets of organizing principles. The authors illustrate the work with five types of healthcare organizations. Num Pages: 442 pages, 62 line drawings, 41 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; MBP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
442
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226743103
ISBN
9780226743103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: MBPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Radcliffe Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857756791
ISBN
9781857756791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.98

Paperback. The first book to bring together both advocates and critics of the personalisation agenda in English social care services to debate key issues. Editor(s): Needham, Catherine; Glasby, Jon. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSN; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447313427
ISBN
9781447313427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.00

Hardcover. This multi-disciplinary volume brings together original research from diverse disciplinary backgrounds investigating how we can define and operationalise a bio-psychosocial model of ill-health to improve work participation in middle and later life. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNXC; MBP; MMRP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428080
ISBN
9781847428080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBDP; MBP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925228694
ISBN
9781925228694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.58

Hardcover. Health care organizations are challenged to improve care at the bedside for patients, learn from individual patients to improve population health, and reduce per capita costs. To achieve these aims, leaders are needed in all parts of the organization need positive solutions. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118505632
ISBN
9781118505632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.79

Paperback. The reform of social security pensions and healthcare is a key issue for the modern world, and in many ways Latin America has acted as a social laboratory for the reform of these systems. This is the first book to comprehensively study these influential reforms in Latin America's pension and health care systems. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JKSB; KFFP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 248 x 27. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199644612
ISBN
9780199644612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 114.53

Paperback. Exploring issues related to person-centred care for people with dementia, this new edition of a bestselling book shows how to provide care services that enable people to live well. The book looks at working in a person-centred way from diagnosis to end-of-life care, referencing recent developments and applications of the VIPS model. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: MBPK; MJND; MQCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849056663
ISBN
9781849056663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.58

Paperback. Migration, Health and Inequality argues that we need to look beyond host country responses and biomedical frameworks and include both the role of transnational health networks and indigenous, popular or lay ideas about health when trying to understand why many migrants suffer from low levels of health relative to their host population. Editor(s): Thomas, Felicity; Gideon, Jasmine. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780321240
ISBN
9781780321240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. This book will provide student nurses, students studying for NVQ levels II and III, SNVQ and those students who are undertaking an Access to Higher Education (Nursing) Courses, with user-friendly and contemporary information in relation to some of the key clinical practice issues that they may experience when caring for individuals. Editor(s): Peate, Ian; Chelvanayagam, Sonya. Series: Wiley Series in Nursing. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSM; MBPK; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470026298
ISBN
9780470026298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.32

Hardcover. Implement change that fosters sustainable growth and better patient care

Health care projects depend on astute management of change. But more than anything else, they depend on leaders who pay attention, who understand the importance of starting right, and who know how to launch projects that succeed. Series: Jossey-Bass Public Health. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: MBN; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118099148
ISBN
9781118099148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.76

Paperback. A modern, holistic approach to the NVQ/SVQ Level 5 Leadership and Management Award in Health and Social Care Series: Leadership & Management. Num Pages: 288 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 266 x 14. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780435075149
ISBN
9780435075149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.48

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