{"product_id":"9781861345264-the-health-and-social-care-divide","title":"The health and social care divide","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe experiences of older people\u003cbr\u003eImproving partnership working between health and social care agencies has recently gained increased impetus as a result of New Labour's commitment to joined-up government. This book provides a detailed but accessible introduction to policy and practice at the interface between health and social care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on key research, government policies and real-life case studies, the book assists health and social care professionals to work more effectively together in order to improve services for users and carers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe health and social care divide:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eexplains why partnerships are important and what helps\/hinders partnership working;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ereviews the legal and policy framework, providing a chronological overview and placing current initiatives in their historical and social policy context;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esummarises existing research findings with regard to key health and social care policy debates;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003euses case studies to explore the implications of this research for health and social care practitioners;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eprovides good practice guidance for both students and front-line practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55211305140598,"sku":"9781861345264","price":111.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28176511.jpg?v=1738245228","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781861345264-the-health-and-social-care-divide","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}