Understanding Health and Social Care by Jon Glasby - 9781447331209

Understanding Health and Social CareAuthor(s): Jon Glasby\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781447331209, 978-1447331209\nSynopsis\nThis is the concise, accessible guide for students and practitioners who want a comprehensive introduction to health and social care.\n\nEngaging practical features, such as user-focused case studies and reflective exercises, promote understanding of theoretical and conceptual knowledge. In turn, clear explanations of social policy theory help frame the policy and practice dilemmas faced by students, front-line workers and policy makers. Chapters cover partnership working and integrated care, independent living, disability and long-term conditions, discrimination, user involvement and support for carers.\n\nThis new edition has been updated to cover key developments under the Coalition and beyond, including the 2012 Health Act, the 2014 Care Act, the Francis inquiry, the Winterbourne .