International Perspectives on Health and Social Care (eBook)

Jon Glasby is Professor of Health and Social Care and Director of the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham. A board member of the UK's Social Care Institute for Excellence, Jon also sits on the editorial boards of journals such as the Journal of Integrated Care and the International Journal of Integrated Care. Helen Dickinson is a Lecturer in Health Care Policy and Management at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham. Helen's main research interest is in inter-agency collaboration and particularly evaluating collaboration in terms of service user outcomes.

1. Partnership working and organisational culture.

2. Interprofessional practice.

3. Partnership working: key concepts and approaches.

4. Key elements in effective partnership working.

5. Integrated service models: an exploration of North American
models and lessons.

6. Working across the health and social care boundary.

7. Partnerships in the digital age.

8. The economics of integrated care.

9. Self-management with others: the role of partnerships in
supporting self-management for people with long-term
conditions.

10. Self-directed support as a framework for partnership
working.

11. The outcomes of health and social care partnerships

"This text is highly recommended. You will find it easy to read and well-designed, with helpful summaries and insightful case studies." (Journal of Interprofessional Care, July 2009)