Published May, 2023
By Hanne Marlene Dahl, Lise Lotte Hansen and Laura Horn
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Academic experts review the impact of neoliberal politics and ideology on the status of care work in Nordic countries. They explore different understandings of the care crisis, the consequences for gender equality and the long-term sustainability of the Nordic welfare states.

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Published April, 2023
By Catherine Needham and Patrick Hall
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The devolution of social care policy has led to key differences emerging between the UK's four care systems. This book presents research on the perspectives of social care policy makers within the UK's four care systems, concluding that when given equal capacity to reform, the systems in each nation may take radically different shapes.

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Published April, 2023
By Bethany Simmonds
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Current and future provision of health and social care for older people is explored in this timely study. It draws on examples from the Germany, Sweden and the UK to measure the impact of trends including neoliberalisation and marketisation and it considers new solutions to contemporary challenges in a complex care system.

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Published April, 2023
By Rich Moth
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This timely analysis sets out the full impacts of policy reform, austerity and marketisation on our country's mental health services. Rooted in the experiences of service users and providers, it provides valuable perspectives on our evolving practical and organisational responses to mental distress.

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Published March, 2023
By Hari Sewell, Gillian Robinson, Jill Hemmington, Rebecca Fish, Kevin Stone, SARAH VICARY, Neil Caton, Andy Brammer, Che McGarvey-Gill, Jen Kilyon, Caroline Leah and Rachel Bloodworth Strong
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Designed to support training and CPD in compulsory mental health work, this book looks at assessment, detention, compulsion and coercion in a variety of settings. With emphasis on theory into practice, the book is essential reading for those looking to develop their reflexive and critical analytical skills.

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Published March, 2023
By Hari Sewell, Gillian Robinson, Jill Hemmington, Rebecca Fish, Kevin Stone, SARAH VICARY, Neil Caton, Andy Brammer, Che McGarvey-Gill, Jen Kilyon, Caroline Leah and Rachel Bloodworth Strong
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Designed to support training and CPD in compulsory mental health work, this book looks at assessment, detention, compulsion and coercion in a variety of settings. With emphasis on theory into practice, the book is essential reading for those looking to develop their reflexive and critical analytical skills.

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Published March, 2023
By Christine Ceci and Mary Ellen Purkis
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With dementia care shifting from institutional to home settings, this book considers the intersections of formal health and social care strategies and family experiences. Drawing on case studies from Canada, it enhances the understanding of good policy and practice in dementia care and the potential for better outcomes for all those concerned.

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Published March, 2023
By Lucy Easthope, Amy Cortvriend, Jenny Edkins and Kandida Purnell
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Academics, activists and artists remember and reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic in an inclusive commemorative overview which honours the experience of a global disaster lived up close and suggests the steps needed to ensure we do better next time.

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Published March, 2023
By Clare Bambra, Natalie Bennett, Luke Munford and Sam Khavandi
Publisher: Policy Press
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Using original data analysis from a wide range of sources, this book addresses the vital contemporary issue of regional inequality through the impact of COVID-19.

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Published January, 2023
By John Parsons, Amy Clotworthy, Tine Rostgaard, Hanne Tuntland, Daniel Doh, Elissa Burton, Fiona Aspinal, Gill Lewin, Hilary O'Connell, Jette Thuesen, Lea Graff, Magnus Zingmark and Maria Ranner
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This book introduces reablement, a radical new integrated care approach which seeks to empower older people to regain and maintain functioning and independence.

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