Published October, 2023
By Olivier De Schutter, Hugh Frazer, Anne Catherine Guio and Eric Marlier
Publisher: Policy Press
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The perpetuation of poverty across generations damages lives. Drawing on a wide variety of sources and academic disciplines, along with lived experiences, this book examines why poverty is continued across generations and what needs to be done to eradicate it.

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Published September, 2023
By Felix Gille
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This important book uses empirical evidence to explore the concept of public trust in health systems. In doing so, it provides a comprehensive contemporary explanation of public trust, how it affects health systems and how it can be nurtured and maintained as an integral component of health system governance.

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Published July, 2023
By Pat Armstrong, Hugh Armstrong, Jacqueline Choiniere, Susan Braedley, Gudmund Agotnes, Janna Klostermann, Ruth Lowndes, Christine Streeter, James Struthers, Marta Szebehely and Petra Ulmanen
Publisher: Policy Press
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Drawing on a range of international research projects, this book documents a broad spectrum of unpaid work performed by residents, relatives, volunteers and staff in nursing homes. It provides insights which will be critical in planning for nursing home care post-pandemic.

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Published July, 2023
By Ellen A Stewart
Publisher: Policy Press
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It is often claimed that the UK is unusually attached to its National Health Service and the last decade has seen increasingly visible displays of gratitude and love. This book offers a timely critique of both the potential, and the dysfunctions, of Britain's complex love affair with its healthcare system.

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Published June, 2023
By Sebastian Taylor
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Published June, 2023
By Sebastian Taylor
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Published June, 2023
By Liz Lloyd
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This book examines policies on unpaid care in the UK since the 1990 NHS and Community Care Act, questioning why, after decades of policies and strategies, unpaid care remains in a marginal position in the social care system and in society more broadly, as demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Published June, 2023
By Chris Phillipson, Camilla Lewis, Sophie Yarker, Luciana Lang and Christopher Phillipson
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This book provides new insights into the challenges facing older people in Greater Manchester in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on novel longitudinal research, the book analyses their lived experiences and those of organisations working to support them, shedding light on the isolating effects of social distancing.

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Published May, 2023
By James Wright, Lindy Clemson, Kate O'Loughlin, Arlene Astell, Kate Hamblin, Matthew Lariviere, Tomoko Wakui, Meryl Lovarini, Andreas Hoff, Bill Pottharst and Janet Fast
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Exploring the role of technology in Europe, Canada, Australia and Japan, this book compares the ways in which technology is being implemented in different national contexts to contribute effectively to the sustainability of care systems.

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Published May, 2023
By Andy Alaszewski
Publisher: Policy Press
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This book provides an accessible guide to the key elements of risk in policy making and shows how its use and misuse has shaped policy makers' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in a range of countries.

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