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The Definitive Guide to Emergency Department Operational Improvement: Employing Lean Principles with Current ED Best Practices to Create the "No Wait" Department, Second Edition by Jody Crane
RRP: £71.99£62.45This revised and updated book explores the academics behind managing the complex service environment that is the Emergency Department (ED) by combining applied management science and practical experiences to create a model of how to improve operations... -
Patient Safety: Perspectives on Evidence, Information and Knowledge Transfer by Lorri A. Zipperer
RRP: £135.00£118.28Patient Safety: Perspectives on Evidence, Information and Knowledge Transfer provides background on the patient safety movement, systems safety, human error and other key philosophies that support change and innovation in the reduction of medical error... -
From the Ground Up: How Frontline Staff Can Save America's Healthcare by Peter Lazes
RRP: £30.00£19.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781523091874Author Peter LazesFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Berrett-Koehler PublishersPublisher Berrett-Koehler Publishers -
Suicides in Prison by Alison Liebling
RRP: £51.99£45.19The suicide rate in prisons in England and Wales is 40 per 100,000 - four times that of the general population. How can this be explained? Recent prison suicides have aroused much public concern and media attention, yet there has been very little... -
Conscious Orientation: A Study of Personality Types in Relation to Neurosis and Psychosis by J. H. van der Hoop
RRP: £48.99£42.66Routledge is now re-issuing this prestigious series of 204 volumes originally published between 1910 and 1965. The titles include works by key figures such asC.G. Jung, Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, Otto Rank, James Hillman, Erich Fromm, Karen Horney and... -
Mental Health And Infant Development: Volume One: Papers and Discussions by Kenneth Soddy
RRP: £48.99£42.66First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138875159Author Kenneth SoddyFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 386g -
Infant Speech: A STUDY OF THE BEGINNINGS OF LANGUAGE by M. M. Lewis
RRP: £48.99£42.66"First Published in 1999, Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company."Book InformationISBN 9781138875142Author M. M. LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams)... -
The Experience of Hearing Loss: Journey Through Aural Rehabilitation by Vinaya Manchaiah
RRP: £135.00£117.28Hearing loss is a common chronic condition which is often poorly recognized but can have multiple negative impacts, not just on the lives of those directly affected, but also those living with them. People with impaired hearing may begin a long and... -
Children of Incarcerated Parents: Challenges and Promise by Marian Sabrina Harris
RRP: £135.00£117.28This book highlights the myriad factors that can impact the children of incarcerated parents. It is no secret that the United States continues to be the leading nation for the incarceration of men and women, and this this large prison population includes... -
Responsibilisation at the Margins of Welfare Services by Kirsi Juhila
RRP: £42.99£37.59The impetus for this book is the shift in welfare policy in Western Europe from state responsibilities to individual and community responsibilities. The book examines the ways in which policies associated with advanced liberalism and New Public... -
Our Inner Conflicts: A CONSTRUCTIVE THEORY OF NEUROSIS by Karen Horney
RRP: £49.99£43.50First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138007406Author Karen HorneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 295g -
Catastrophic Diseases: Who Decides What? by Jay Katz
RRP: £43.99£38.44An important contribution in the burgeoning literature relating to the delivery of medical care, and to the broader question of responsible decision-making in those social areas where tragic choices have to be made. The effort is an excellent example of... -
Aggression and Adaptation: The Bright Side to Bad Behavior by Todd D. Little
£49.94Aggression and Adaptation raises thought provoking questions about interpersonal functioning within social groups. The reader may find him/herself entertaining thoughts about the nature of goodness as the chapters suggest that aggressive behavior can... -
Trans People in Love by Tracie O'Keefe
RRP: £46.99£40.97Trans People in Love is a illuminating resource for members of the trans community and their partners and families; gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, and intersex people; sexologists; sex therapists; counselors; psychologists; psychotherapists; social... -
Family and Aging Policy by Francis G. Caro
RRP: £35.99£31.69Learn how public policies can help families provide the care their elderly relatives need Family and Aging Policy examines how public initiatives to assist the elderly in the United States, Canada, Singapore, Denmark, and Sweden can impact families who... -
Elder Abuse and Mistreatment by Joanna Mellor
RRP: £52.99£46.03Provide the most effective service possible to help victims of this growing social problemElder Abuse and Mistreatment is a comprehensive overview of current policy issues, new practice models, and up-to-date research on elder abuse and neglect. Experts... -
Maltreatment of Patients in Nursing Homes: There Is No Safe Place by Diana Harris
RRP: £59.99£51.93"Abuse, although often not detected or reported, existed in every facility we surveyed. It is a serious problem." Old, weak, and often cognitively impaired, nursing home patients can be easy targets for physical, psychological, material, and... -
Pioneering Paths in the Study of Families: The Lives and Careers of Family Scholars by Gary W. Peterson
RRP: £135.00£118.28Meet the men and women whose groundbreaking work elevated the field of family studies! In Pioneering Paths in the Study of Families: The Lives and Careers of Family Scholars, you'll find 40 autobiographies written by leading scholars in sociology,... -
Human Services and the Afrocentric Paradigm by Jerome H. Schiele
RRP: £66.99£57.83Discover how human services professionals can help to eliminate cultural oppression!Human Services and the Afrocentric Paradigm presents a new way of understanding human behavior, attacking social problems, and exploring social issues. This excellent... -
AIDS: Social Representations And Social Practices by Peter Aggleton
RRP: £33.99£30.40First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781850004301Author Peter AggletonFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 454g -
Children, Health and Well-being: Policy Debates and Lived Experience by Geraldine Brady 9781119069515
RRP: £20.75£18.32This book brings together new and leading scholars, who demonstrate the importance of research with children and from a child perspective, allowing for a fuller understanding of the meaning and impact of health and illness in children's lives. ... -
The Sociology of Health and Healing: A Textbook by Professor Margaret Stacey
RRP: £46.99£40.97"...It is well-written and well-referenced...this is an important, innovative, enjoyable textbook which can be highly recommended for use in undergraduate and postgraduate sociology courses on health related subjects, and which will be of value in... -
Key Debates in Social Work and Philosophy by Tom Grimwood
RRP: £42.99£37.59In order to practice effectively in today's complex and changing environment, social workers need to have an understanding of how contemporary cultural and philosophical concepts relate to the people they work with and the fields they practice in... -
The Health Care Value Chain: Producers, Purchasers, and Providers by L.R. Burns 9780787960216
RRP: £73.95£64.88Written by Lawton R. Burns and a panel of expert contributors, from the prestigious Wharton School, The Health Care Value Chain analyzes the key developments and future trends in the United States' health care supply chain. Based on a groundbreaking... -
Cultural Safety,Healthcare and Vulnerable Populations: A Critical Theoretical Perspective by Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu
RRP: £36.99£32.53Culturally safe healthcare is rapidly challenging previous notions of cultural competency or cultural sensitivity in healthcare provision. The increasing number of vulnerable populations means healthcare must be given by a healthcare provider who has... -
Inequalities in Health: Concepts, Measures, and Ethics by Nir Eyal 9780199931392
RRP: £83.00£61.85Of every thousand children born in Iceland, two will die before their first birthday, but in Mozambique the death rate is sixty times higher. Even within countries - including some of the wealthiest - inequalities in longevity and health can be... -
Negotiating Ageing: Cultural Adaptation to the Prospect of a Long Life by Simon Biggs 9780367431013
RRP: £48.99£42.66The world is growing older and this is a historically unprecedented phenomenon. Negotiating such change, personally, socially and for governments and international organisations requires an act of cultural adaptation. Two key questions arise: What is the... -
Abortion Under Apartheid: Nationalism, Sexuality, and Women's Reproductive Rights in South Africa by Susanne M. Klausen 9780190939878
RRP: £26.49£22.37Abortion Under Apartheid examines the politics of abortion in South Africa during the apartheid era (1948-1990), when termination of pregnancy was criminalized. It analyzes the flourishing clandestine abortion industry, the prosecution of medical and... -
The Economics of Health Equity by Di McIntyre 9780521705066
RRP: £84.99£72.80This book is about equity in health and health care. It explores why, despite being seen as an important goal, health equity has not made more progress within countries and globally, and what needs to change for there to be greater success in delivering... -
Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Health Care by Nancy Devlin 9781118948606
RRP: £27.95£24.25A practical, introductory guide to the best use of Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) to improve the quality of health care and patient health. Only title to exclusively introduce, explain and show how PROs can be best used to improve healthcare and... -
The Doctor Crisis: How Physicians Can, and Must, Lead the Way to Better Health Care by Charles Kenney
RRP: £15.99£14.69Calming fears, alleviating suffering, enhancing and saving lives,this is what motivates doctors virtually every single day. When the structure and culture in which physicians work are well aligned, being a doctor is a most rewarding job. But something... -
Crises, Conflict and Disability: Ensuring Equality by David Mitchell
RRP: £52.99£46.03People with disabilities are among the most adversely affected during conflict situations or when natural disasters strike. They experience higher mortality rates, have fewer available resources and less access to help, especially in refugee camps, as... -
Community-based Maternity Care by Geoffrey Marsh 9780192627681
RRP: £85.00£65.93This important book makes the case for placing maternity care in the community. It has been written by a multidisciplinary group. The first section considers the role and function of the participants in community-based maternity care; the woman, the... -
Blood Feuds: AIDS, Blood, and the Politics of Medical Disaster by Eric A. Feldman 9780195131604
RRP: £48.99£41.53In the mid-1980s public health officials in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia discovered that almost half of the haemophiliac population, as well as tens of thousands of blood transfusion recipients, had been infected with HIV-tainted blood... -
The Myth of Community Care: An alternative neighbourhood model of care by Steve Baldwin 9780412478307
RRP: £44.99£44.97This text aims to throw new light on the current debate around the perceived "failure" of community care. The debate is being carried out not only among therapists, planners and providers, but also amongst consumers of that care and the general public... -
Nordic Social Policy: Changing Welfare States by Matti Heikkila
RRP: £59.99£51.93By focusing on developments in the Nordic welfare states during the past decade, Nordic Social Policy provides new insights into the evolution of welfare state measures and generally assesses the peoples health in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. ... -
Sunbathing Naked: And Other Miracle Cures - a Memoir by Guy Kennaway 9781847670458 [USED COPY]
£1.92Sunbathing Naked is one man's quest to understand the skin we're in and why we're all so obsessed with it. From the waiting rooms of Harley Street to the naked-sunbathing terraces of the Dead Sea, Kennaway navigates a multitude of cures for the... -
Is Anyone Listening?: Accountability and Women Survivors of Domestic Violence by Rosemary Aris 9780415259460 [USED COPY]
RRP: £46.99£4.35Domestic violence is in the public eye as never before, but how often are abused women consulted or involved in the new services and policies? This book investigates, and reveals that the voices of survivors of domestic violence are often simply not... -
Reflections on Community Psychiatric Nursing by Tony Gillam 9780415259798 [USED COPY]
RRP: £27.99£3.69Reflections on Community Psychiatric Nursing provides new insights into many aspects of the CPN's work. Written by a practising CPN , this is a lively and easy-to-read introduction to the key debates in community mental health, covering issues including:... -
Who's Fit to be a Parent? by Mukti Jain Campion 9780415066846 [USED COPY]
RRP: £31.99£2.72In recent years the notion of parenting and parenthood have increasingly come under examination from the media and professionals and, in particular, government and politicians. More and more, parents are being held to account by society for their failure...