Key concepts and debates in health and social policy / Nigel Malin, Stephen Wilmot and Jill Manthorpe.
Material type: TextPublication details: Buckingham : Open University Press, 2002.Description: 192 pISBN:- 9780335199068 (hbk.) :
- 9780335199051 (pbk.) :
- 0335199054 (pbk.)
- Social policy
- Social medicine
- Medical policy -- Social aspects
- Medical policy -- Great Britain
- Society
- Social & ethical issues
- Social welfare & social services
- Social work
- Central / national / federal government policies
- Public health & preventive medicine
- Nursing & ancillary services
- Great Britain -- Social policy
- 362.1042 MAL
- 362.1042
- HN390
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction The Third Way a distinct approach? Identifying the Health Problem need or risk? Responsibility and Solidarity Consumerism or Empowerment? Central Planning and Market Competition Controlling Service Delivery professionalism versus managerialism Community Care and Family Policy Evaluating Services quality assurance and the quality debate Prioritising and Rationing Conclusion Index.
The authors identify key social policy concepts and explore their relevance for health and welfare policy, and for the practice of professionals such as nurses and social workers who are involved in the delivery of services and provision.