Published October, 2018
By Richard M. Titmuss
Publisher: Policy Press
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In this reissued classic, Richard Titmuss compares blood donation in the US and UK, contrasting the British system of reliance on voluntary donors to the American one in which the blood supply is in the hands of for-profit enterprises, concluding that a system based on altruism is safer and more economically efficient.

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Published September, 2018
By Maia Boswell-Penc, Abigail Locke, Fiona Giles, Amy Brown, Sally Dowling, David Pontin, Kate Boyer, Emma Laird, Elizabeth Mayo, Nicki Symes, Alison Bartlett, Melanie Fraser and Geraldine Lucas
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This edited collection brings together international academics, policy makers and practitioners to examine the social and cultural contexts of breastfeeding and looks at how policy and practice can apply this to women's experiences.

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Published September, 2018
By Maia Boswell-Penc, Abigail Locke, Fiona Giles, Amy Brown, Sally Dowling, David Pontin, Kate Boyer, Emma Laird, Elizabeth Mayo, Nicki Symes, Alison Bartlett, Melanie Fraser and Geraldine Lucas
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This edited collection brings together international academics, policy makers and practitioners to examine the social and cultural contexts of breastfeeding and looks at how policy and practice can apply this to women's experiences.

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Published June, 2018
By Michael Calnan, Richard B. Saltman, Mike Saks, Judith Allsop, John Martyn Chamberlain, Mike Dent, Sumit Kane, Fiona Pacey, Nelson Barros, Joana Almeida, Adalsteinn Brown, William Roche and Ruben Flores
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Bringing together leading academics worldwide, this collection compares and critically examines the ways in which different countries are regulating healthcare in general, and health professions in particular, in the interest of users and the wider public.

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Published May, 2018
By Colin Palfrey
Publisher: Policy Press
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Taking in to account the practical and ethical issues involved in deciding the appropriate approach to take in efforts to reduce health inequalities, the book assesses what might be the best path forward for health promotion.

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Published February, 2018
By Alex Fox
Publisher: Policy Press
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This book outlines a new, human focussed model for public services - an approach focused on achieving and maintaining wellbeing, rather than on reacting to crisis or attempting to `fix' people.

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Published December, 2017
By Michael Oddy, Clare Bambra, Charles West, Paul Burstow, Adrian Bonner, Kayleigh Garthwaite, Gayle Munro, Amy Greer Murphy, Nigel Hewett, Sara da Silva Ramos and Claire Luscombe
Publisher: Policy Press
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Based on the 'rainbow model' of the social determinants of health, this book examines the key factors which can lead to poor quality of life, homelessness and reduced mortality.

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Published December, 2017
By Michael Oddy, Clare Bambra, Charles West, Paul Burstow, Adrian Bonner, Kayleigh Garthwaite, Gayle Munro, Amy Greer Murphy, Nigel Hewett, Sara da Silva Ramos and Claire Luscombe
Publisher: Policy Press
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Based on the 'rainbow model' of the social determinants of health, this book examines the key factors which can lead to poor quality of life, homelessness and reduced mortality.

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Published December, 2017
By Karen Birmingham
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An examination of the early work of the innovative Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Ethics and Law Committee. It will help anyone involved in other cohort studies to understand how ethical policies evolve.

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Published November, 2017
By Rachel Hubbard and Kevin Stone
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