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Commissioning for Health and Well-Being
Jon Glasby
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Description for Commissioning for Health and Well-Being
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Commissioning is now a key task for health and social care - and yet policy aspirations often outstrip the infrastructure needed to support commissioners as they take difficult decisions about future services and to make commissioning a career of choice for future leaders. While commissioning was important under New Labour, it seems set to be even more fundamental now as commissioners think about future services in an era of austerity. Against this background, this is the first comprehensive text on a key area of management practice , exploring what commissioning is, where it has come from and where it might be ... Read more
Commissioning is now a key task for health and social care - and yet policy aspirations often outstrip the infrastructure needed to support commissioners as they take difficult decisions about future services and to make commissioning a career of choice for future leaders. While commissioning was important under New Labour, it seems set to be even more fundamental now as commissioners think about future services in an era of austerity. Against this background, this is the first comprehensive text on a key area of management practice , exploring what commissioning is, where it has come from and where it might be ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847427922
SKU
V9781847427922
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99-50
About Jon Glasby
Jon Glasby is Professor of Health and Social Care and Director of the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham. A qualified social worker by background, he is engaged in regular research and policy advice around the future of health and social care. He is a former board member of the Social Care Institute for Excellence and is ... Read more
Reviews for Commissioning for Health and Well-Being
"Commissioning gets a long overdue textbook. The comprehensive range of perspectives provides a great start for anyone wanting to consider how to practice or improve commissioning" Peter Hay, Birmingham City Council, and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) "A much-needed text on a key area of management practice within health and social care services by a great ... Read more