
Health and Social Care
Establishing a Joint Future?
Alison Petch(Author)
Liverpool University Press
Published on 29. November 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-903765-73-9 (ISBN)
Description
For the majority of people who have a range of support needs it is immaterial whether the response to their needs is organised by the health sector or the social care sector. Yet history has created an organisational split between health and social care services. For many with a range of needs this is likely to create artificial boundaries and complexities. At the individual level this may lead to fragmentation or duplication of support provision; at the planning level it can result in provision which is less than 'seamless'.
Recent years have witnessed accelerating demands from Governments throughout the United Kingdom for closer working between health and social care agencies. Partnership working across health and social care is one of the areas where the most distinctive differences have emerged between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom and this divergence provides the focus for this volume.
Recent years have witnessed accelerating demands from Governments throughout the United Kingdom for closer working between health and social care agencies. Partnership working across health and social care is one of the areas where the most distinctive differences have emerged between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom and this divergence provides the focus for this volume.
Reviews / Votes
'Overall, this is an excellent summary of partnership working in general and of Scottish health and social care partnerships in particular. Although it will be especially relevant for Scottish policy makers, managers and practitioners, it may also provide a useful case study for people from other systems. Even from an English perspective, the book provides a helpful introduction to some neglected but important policy developments that should have received greater attention across the UK as a whole.' International Journal of Integrated CareMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-903765-73-9 (9781903765739)
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Person
Alison Petch, formerly Nuffield Professor of Community Care at the University of Glasgow, is Director of research in practice for adults, an organisation focusing on evidence-informed practice in adult social care.
Content
Series Editors' Introduction. Acknowledgements. Glossary of Abbreviations. 1. Mapping the Territory of Health and Social Care Partnerships; 2. The UK Context for Partnership Working; 3. The Development of the Joint Future Group and its Agenda in Scotland; 4. Initial Joint Future Strategies; 5. From Process to Outcome: The Current Joint Future Agenda; 6. Brave New World or Emperor's New Clothes? References. Appendix - Matrix of Drivers and Barriers to Integrated Working. Index.