A comprehensive textbook designed to get you through the entirety of your Health and Social Care BSc degree. Covering all the important topics and pressing issues relevant to Health and Social Care today.

The book is split into three parts, starting with the essential areas and core knowledge you will need as you start your degree, these include the sociology and psychology of illness, academic skills, key legal and ethical issues, reflective practice, and the research process. Before moving onto health and social care in practice, highlighting topics such as health promotion, safeguarding children and their rights, and working with people experiencing mental health disorders. The final part covers some of the challenges faced in present day health and social care, looking at social justice issues, legal and ethical considerations, leadership, and health inequalities.

All content is supported by practical and reflective features to help you throughout your degree, these include: Interactive activities, real life case studies and examples related to chapter content, links and suggestions for further reading, and answers to key activities and case studies exercises.

The perfect companion text for a Health and Social Care degree, or any other course related to the health and social care services.

Reviews
Offers complete coverage of all the elements of a Health and Social Care programme and more. It is a comprehensive guide that is both informative and interesting; recommended for students and practitioners in the ever-changing field of Health and Social Care. -- Julie Burton
This is a comprehensive, insightful and timely textbook that offers health and social care students and professionals an accessible approach to theory, legislation, and practice. -- Dr Yolanda Eraso
Combining a multi-disciplinary approach to health and social care, this text book will help students link theory with practice in a highly effective way. Providing insights into the diversity of health and social care, alongside broader social influences upon health and wellbeing. -- Dr Joanne Smith
This book gives a great introduction to the many aspects of health and social care that students will want to be aware of and up to date with. -- Clare Bellamy

Whilst studying for my nursing degree, this book has provided me with a wealth of knowledge. In particular, around the different socio-economic impacts and determinants of health in relation to patient wellbeing. This information has proved vital in helping me structure my field-specific nursing assignments relating to public health, as well as also providing me with a plan of how to structure any research-based assignments/arguments.
I particularly enjoyed the activities throughout the book as they made me question things that I don't usually think about, such as theories in psychology. The activities also provided me with some much-needed time to think about more generic subjects, such as the 'world we live in'. It provided me with the opportunity to think outside the box. Overall, a very enjoyable read.

-- Felicity Daly

As a student who has dyslexia, I found this book to be particularly helpful in developing my academic skills. As a result of reading the textbook, the overall structure and clarity of my assignments improved. The book is comprehensive and covers many aspects of health and social care that students will find beneficial for their studies. The interactive text and case studies enabled me to link theory to practice and the activities throughout made for an enjoyable and valuable read. I would highly recommend this textbook to students, at any stage of their studies, to support them throughout their degree. I wish I had this book sooner!

-- Eloise Clarke
What a fabulous publication! Very comprehensive and informative. The authors efficiently combined the most recent findings with a historical perspective highlighting the healthcare system's changeable nature, its origins and consequences for all stakeholders. Each chapter, written by an expert in a field, covers important for nurses and healthcare delivery issues ending with extending the topic reading list relevant for furthering the knowledge. As a third-year nursing student, I have found this book very helpful. It provided interesting discourse for all my assignments and enhanced my understanding of the healthcare system's multifaceted nature. It is written in a sophisticated but accessible manner, even for a reader whose English is not a dominant language - a pleasure to read. -- Barbara Jardine



Book Information
ISBN 9781526459107
Author Darren J. Edwards
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 700g