Main description:

This is the concise, accessible guide for students and practitioners who want a comprehensive introduction to health and social care.
Engaging practical features, such as user-focused case studies and reflective exercises, promote understanding of theoretical and conceptual knowledge. In turn, clear explanations of social policy theory help frame the policy and practice dilemmas faced by students, front-line workers and policy makers. Chapters cover partnership working and integrated care, independent living, disability and long-term conditions, discrimination, user involvement and support for carers.
This new edition has been updated to cover key developments under the Coalition and beyond, including the 2012 Health Act, the 2014 Care Act, the Francis inquiry, the Winterbourne View abuse scandal, the integrated care agenda and the impact of austerity.

Contents:

Introduction;
Origins of community health and social care;
Current services;
Partnership working in health and social care;
Independent living and the social model of disability;
Anti-discriminatory practice and social inclusion;
User involvement and citizenship;
Support for carers;
Postscript: what happens next.