Health Care Delivery

This is a fully up-to-date "Candidate Handbook", written by Yvonne Nolan, with the revised evidence and assessment opportunities consumers have requested. Features knowledge specifications continually referenced in the margin so that readers know what is...

'Brilliant' -- Matt HaigIn 2016, Isabel Hardman's mind, in her own words, 'stopped working' as she fell prey to severe depression and anxiety. She took time off on long-term sick leave and despite several relapses has returned to work with a much...

"Dangerous Pregnancies" tells the largely forgotten story of the German measles epidemic of the early 1960s and how it created national anxiety about dying, disabled, and "dangerous" babies. This epidemic would ultimately transform abortion politics,...

The definitive guide to clinical leadership, by Dickon Weir-Hughes, the Chief Executive of the NMC.Dickon takes a unique slant on the teaching of Leadership and Management through an A-Z format, making this subject very accessible. The book provides a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955953927Author Julie StokesFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Winston's WishPublisher Winston's Wish

The only book addressing the stark psychological impact of midwifery work while giving midwives the tools to choose a brighter future. Flourish aims to support you as a midwife to do two things: to name what's going on around you and within you, then to...

This book offers a unique multi-disciplinary perspective on tackling health inequalities in a rich country, examining the New Labour policy agenda for tackling health inequalities and its inherent challenges. The book presents an overview of progress...

The future of medicine - and the key to a healthier life - starts in your mouth Many common chronic conditions such as obesity, inflammation, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, heart disease, and cancer, amongst others, often have their origins in the...

Health care systems everywhere face multiple pressures from changing demography, the rise of non-communicable disease, the growing demand on health services, and limited resources at a time of austerity. Focusing on the British NHS from a political...

Mary D. Sheridan's Play in Early Childhood is a classic introductory text to play and development - key topics for all those who work with young children. Drawing on the most up-to-date evidence, it explains how children's play develops and how they...

Quality improvement (QI) is embedded in the fabric of successful healthcare organisations across the world, with healthcare professionals increasingly expected to develop and lead improvement as a core part of their clinical responsibilities. As a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646114580Author Ariel WarrenFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 150mm...

Multiple New York Times best-selling author Dr. Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, founder and director of the Organic Consumers Association, team up to expose the truth-and end the madness-about COVID-19. Since early 2020, the world has experienced a...

Discovery Through Activity provides a compendium of ideas, resources and practice evaluations that will inspire practitioners to be even more imaginative and to customise their own Recovery Through Activity programmes to meet the specifi c needs of...

Management and leadership are increasingly important within the organisation and delivery of social care services and now form part of the post qualification framework for social workers. Yet, whilst there is a relatively broad understanding of...

Stanley's Values-Based Leadership in Healthcare proposes a bold new theory of leadership to help drive positive change in healthcare organisations. The theory of 'Congruent Leadership' is defined and presented through a series of corporate and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994741844Author Mark SloanFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Endalldisease PublishingPublisher Endalldisease PublishingWeight(grams)...

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS IN DERMATOLOGYFifth EditionRICHARD ASHTON, MA, MD, FRCP, Consultant Dermatologist, Lighthouse Clinic, Isle of Wight, UK, formerly Consultant Dermatologist to the Royal NavyBARBARA LEPPARD, DM, FRCP, Retired Consultant...

Prepare for an uncertain future with a solid vision and innovative practices.Is your healthcare organization spending too much time on strategy--with too little to show for it?If you read nothing else on strategy, read these 10 articles. We've combed...

Help your team excel.Go from being a good practitioner to being an extraordinary leader of healthcare professionals.If you read nothing else on leadership, read these articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and...

The first quarter of the 21st century introduced the world to rapid uncertainty, be it the social-political and financial crises, or pandemics, or the shaking up of well-established democracies with an increasing rise in populism. At the same time, the...

Combined with Student Book 1, these books offer coverage of all mandatory and the most popular optional units to help your students achieve their best, and provide enough content to complete the full Extended Diploma. Focused on what...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684515134Author Rand PaulFormat HardbackPage Count 408Imprint Regnery PublishingPublisher Regnery PublishingWeight(grams) 794gDimensions(mm) 235mm *...

Responsible decisions are continually being made in social work. In particular the decision to place a child in a foster home can have far-reaching consequences for their welfare and it is vital that we make the best possible choice on their behalf...

The true, eye-opening account of how the NHS has been failed and what we can do to save it. 'The NHS is an institution. But it's also a political football, kicked back and forth between politicians for...

Social Determinants of Health, 2nd Edition gives an authoritative overview of the social and economic factors which are known to be the most powerful determinants of population health in modern societies. Written by acknowledged experts in each field, it...

This book is a reference guide for healthcare executives and technology providers involved in the ongoing digital transformation of the healthcare sector.The book focuses specifically on the challenges and opportunities for health systems in their...

***A Waterstones Best Books of 2022 pick***'David Haslam is uniquely placed to reflect on how healthcare has lost its way, what needs to be done to fix it and why all of us are responsible for doing so... The importance and timeliness of his messages...

This thoroughly updated third edition lays a solid foundation for understanding the intersection of law, ethics and the rights of the patient in the context of everyday nursing and health care practice.Outlining the key legal and ethical principles...

Commissioning is now a key task for health and social care - and yet policy aspirations often outstrip the infrastructure needed to support commissioners as they take difficult decisions about future services and to make commissioning a career of choice...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802145048Author Sorrel KingFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressPublisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press

One new mother in twenty is diagnosed with traumatic stress after childbirth. In Birth Crisis Sheila Kitzinger explores the disempowerment and anxiety experienced by these women. Key topics discussed include: increasing intervention in pregnancy the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789895381227Author Patricia CoriFormat PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint Patricia CoriPublisher Patricia CoriWeight(grams) 494gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

From public health luminary Nancy Krieger comes a revolutionary way of addressing health justice and the embodied truths of lived experience. Since the 1700s, fierce debates in medicine and public health have centered around whether sources of ill...

At a time when social inequalities are increasing at an alarming rate, this new edition of Mel Bartley s popular book is a vital resource for understanding the extent of health inequalities and why they are proving to be persistent despite decades of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955913563Author Antoinette Anthony-PillaiFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Instant ApostlePublisher Instant Apostle

Offering a practical, case-based approach, Spanish and the Medical Interview: Clinical Cases and Exam Review is a unique, immersive study and review resource for medical Spanish. It provides extensive training and review in two formats: the print book...

This well-respected core text provides a comprehensive solid foundation for students of nursing and practitioners who care for and or support people with learning/intellectual disabilities in a range of health and social care settings and scenarios. This...

This important book explores how community-based interventions can bridge the gap between health services and the voluntary sector to create more sustainable, healthy communities. Moving beyond a technologically driven, medicalised approach to...

In the United States, the "right to choose" an abortion is the law of the land. But what if a woman continues her pregnancy because she didn't really have a choice? What if state laws, federal policies, stigma, and a host of other obstacles push that...