Support Workers and the Health Professions in International Perspective

Support Workers and the Health Professions in International Perspective

The Invisible Providers of Health Care
Buch | Hardcover
242 Seiten
2020
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-5210-5 (ISBN)
99,75 inkl. MwSt
This original collection analyses the global experience of health care support workers (HSWs) and examines their interface with the health professions, regulatory practice risks, employment challenges and the dilemmas of an ageing population. Crucial future policy recommendations are also made for a world becoming increasingly dependent on HSWs.
Health care support workers (HSWs) play a fundamental role in international health care systems, and yet they remain largely invisible. Despite this, the number of HSWs is growing fast as governments strive to combat illness and address social care issues in a world of finite resources.
This original collection analyses the global experience of HSWs in the UK, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Portugal, Sweden and The Netherlands. Leading academics examine issues including the interface of HSWs with the health professions, regulatory practice risks, employment challenges and the dilemmas of an ageing population. Crucial future policy recommendations are also made for a world becoming increasingly dependent on HSWs.

Mike Saks is Emeritus Professor at the University of Suffolk and Visiting Professor at the University of Lincoln, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, University of Westminster and the University of Toronto, Canada.

Introduction: Support Workers and the Health Professions ~ Mike Saks
Health Professionals, Support Workers and the Precariat ~ Mike Saks and Katherine Zagrodney
Unpaid Informal Carers: The ‘Shadow’ Workforce in Health Care ~ A. Paul Williams and Janet M. Lum
The Management and Leadership of Support Workers ~ Mike Dent
Regulation, Risk and Health Support Work ~ Mike Saks and Judith Allsop
The Interface of Health Support Workers with the Allied Health Professions ~ Susan Nancarrow
Support Workers in Social Care: Between Social Work Professionals and Service Users ~ Andreas Liljegren, Anna Dunér and Elisabeth Olin
Health Professionals and Peer Support Workers in Mental Health Settings ~ Aukje Leemeijer and Mirko Noordegraaf
Complementary and Alternative Medicine as an Invisible Health Support Workforce ~ Joana Almeida and Nelson Barros
Personal Support Workers and the Labour Market ~ Audrey Laporte, Adrian Rohit Dass, Whitney Berta, Raisa Deber and Katherine Zagrodney
The Role of Health Support Workers in the Ageing Crisis ~ Miwako Hosoda

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Sociology of Health Professions
Co-Autor Miwako Hosoda, Raisa Deber, Whitney Berta, Adrian Rohit Dass, Audrey Laporte
Zusatzinfo 3 Tables, black and white
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Studium 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) Med. Psychologie / Soziologie
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sozialpädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-4473-5210-6 / 1447352106
ISBN-13 978-1-4473-5210-5 / 9781447352105
Zustand Neuware
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