"There are several books on the market now that claim to take readers into the intricacies of health economics 'from first principles'. To me, this book succeeds better than any." Gavin Mooney, Honorary Professor, University of Sydney and University of Cape Town; Visiting Professor, Aarhus Universi…
"This detailed, practical guide to reflective practice has relevance to all healthcare practitioners. Taylor offers readers her REFLECT model to guide them through the process of reflection... Throughout she uses a wide variety of techniques to explain and illustrate what to expect and how to adapt …
"Thoroughly updated and revised, this new edition of Understanding Health Inequalities, edited by Hilary Graham, remains a welcome and timely contribution. Replete with thoughtful essays on health inequities analyzed in relation to societal structure, social position and geography ... the volume pro…
Where do I start? How do I know if I’m asking the right questions? How do I analyze the data once I have it? How do I report the results? When will I ever understand the process? If you are new to using the Stata software, and concerned about applying it to a project, help is at hand. David Pevali…
How can professionals build constructive relationships with families where the parents dispute professional allegations of serious child abuse? How can meaningful safety for children be created in these families? How can professionals work together constructively in such cases?Situations where pare…
This book includes an accompanying Online Learning Centre. The link can be found within the preliminary pages of the book.“This book will undoubtedly become a must read for every PhD student.”Dr Steven McCabe, Associate Professor, Birmingham City University, UK“A great addition to any supervis…
“In this masterful book, Julian Hughes makes a convincing case that many acts in clinical and care practice are ethical matters. Hughes takes us gently through a jungle of philosophical ideas and explores a series of ethical issues in dementia care, such as diagnosis, covert medication and end of …
“This book allows readers access to the reality of student paramedic life, which is essential in considering a career as a paramedic. Highly recommended.”Kath Jennings, Section Lead for Paramedic Science programmes, School of Health Sciences, University of Greenwich, UK“An excellent text and i…
“This book is a must read for those wanting to understand, design and improve our approach to workforce knowledge in dementia care.”Paul Edwards, Director of Clinical Services, Dementia UK“Its person-centred, theory and practice-based approaches to learning make it an essential book for everyo…
"Rik Cheston is one of the pioneers of psychotherapy in dementia. This book integrates his clinical expertise and research, and is brought vividly to life by Rik’s personal reflections and case examples drawn from his vast experience […] this book will be one that I keep coming back to and share…