Health and Social Care for Intermediate GNVQ


Book Description

This book on Health and Social Care for Intermediate GNVQ matches the six mandatory units with key skills sign-posting throughout. Realistic case studies are given as well as emphasis given to the skills necessary for further studies or a career in the care sector. Key information is easily identifiable within the text and revision is aided with review questions at the end of each unit.




The Health and Social Care Divide


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By focusing specifically on the experiences of older people, an especially vulnerable group when divisions emerge between health and social care providers, the authors are able to highlight in detail issues and recommendations that are applicable in a wide range of settings.




Intermediate and Continuing Care


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Intermediate care comprises strategies which allow early discharge from acute care, prevent admission or re-admission to acute care and avoid bed-blocking in both acute and long-term residential care. It encompasses a range of short-term options including rapid response, hospital at home, residential rehabilitation, supported discharge and day rehabilitation. Continuing Care is delivered on a long-term basis in a variety of settings and often includes an element of rehabilitation. Although these two types of care have distinct objectives, they are interrelated as changes in the supply of one type of care may affect demands for the other. In addition, from a patient perspective, intermediate and continuing care might be seen as part of the continuum of care options that are supplied to meet their needs. This book argues for consideration of intermediate and continuing care as part of the care continuum that provides integrated care adopting whole system approaches. This edited volume explores policy, practice and current issues in intermediate and continuing care. It will be of interest to allhealth and social care professionals involved in the provision and planning of care for older people. It falls in three parts: intermediate care, continuing care, and a shorter section on patient and public involvement and future directions.




The Integration of Health and Social Care in the UK


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This timely and much needed text book provides a systematic assessment of recent policy developments across the UK and introduces the different models of integration which currently operate - from structural integration in Northern Ireland to health and care partnerships in Scotland. It examines the achievements of integrated working, showing how it can lead to improvements in the quality of services and access to services, as well as create cost efficiencies. It also considers barriers to integration and draw comparisons with experiences in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe to identify lessons for practice in the UK. Supported throughout by case studies and a wealth of illustrative material - including charts and diagrams - this is key reading for students taking degree programmes and foundational qualifications in health and social care, or related degrees in social policy, health studies, social work and nursing.




Care Trusts


Book Description

This book explores the Care Trust concept promoted by central government for improving partnership working between health and social care. Using case studies and examples to raise current issues related to partnership working, it explains how Care Trusts are bridging the gap between health and social care, and considers how they are delivering more co-ordinated services and improved outcomes. All healthcare and social care professionals with responsibility for, involved in or affected by the new partnership working arrangements will find this book useful reading.




Starting to Teach in the Secondary School


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Seventy per cent of newly qualified secondary teachers say that they are well-prepared for certain aspects of teaching their specialist subject - such as planning, selecting resources and assessing their own teaching - and yet feel very much less prepared in other professional areas. This second edition tackles all the issues that new teachers find difficult. It builds on the skills and knowledge they will have learned on their initial teacher education or PGCE course and offers a planned process of professional development and includes chapters on: managing yourself and your workload working as part of a team developing teaching and learning strategies challenging behaviour in the classroom assessing, recording and reporting values and Citizenship Education the school sixth form and the growth of vocational qualifications continuing professional development. The book can be used either as a stand alone companion for newly qualified teachers, or as a follow-on from the editors' successful text book, Learning to Teach in the Secondary School, also published by Routledge.




Healthcare Management Dictionary


Book Description

This eagerly awaited new edition has been updated and expanded and contains new material on assessing Personal Development Plans (PDPs). It provides a framework for general practitioners to demonstrate they have engaged in appropriate educational activity essential for revalidation. The author employs his perspective as a full-time general practitioner and GP tutor to show how PDPs can be produced and used and includes practical exercises advice examples and straightforward summaries. This guide is essential reading for every GP and GP tutor.




British Qualifications


Book Description

The field of professional, academic and vocational qualifications is ever-changing. The new edition of this highly successful and practical guide provides thorough information on all developments. Fully indexed, it includes details on all university awards and over 200 career fields, their professional and accrediting bodies, levels of membership and qualifications.It acts as an one-stop guide for careers advisors, students and parents, and will also enable human resource managers to verify the qualifications of potential employees.




Getting to Grips with GNVQs


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This practical guide offers advice to teachers running GNVQ courses. Using case studies, the author identifies the key implementation issues and suggests possible solutions to problems that the teacher might encounter. Models of good practice are given, along with alternative approaches.




Reablement in Long-Term Care for Older People


Book Description

This book introduces reablement, a radical new integrated care approach which seeks to empower older people to regain and maintain functioning and independence.




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