Description
Book SynopsisSocial Policy for Nurses provides the ideal introduction to health policy for nurses at all stages of their careers. Written in an engaging and accessible style, the book provides a comprehensive discussion of the current policy imperatives facing nurses across the UK.
Trade Review"Anita Fatchett has gained a strong reputation for knowledge and excellence in the teaching of nurses. This clear and well-written book further justifies her reputation and should be the definitive text for today's nurses working in a transformed modern professional environment."
Fabian Hamilton, Labour MP for Leeds North East "As nursing and the NHS go through turbulent times, this book gives us the social policy context to remind us where we have come from, and assess what the future might hold."
James Buchan, Queen Mary University
"This book is highly contemporary and includes commentary on the latest in a series of dizzying changes to the NHS. Fatchett has the gift of summarising the key points of nearly 60 years of policy and drawing out their significance for nursing and nurses."
Michael Traynor, Middlesex University
Table of ContentsPreface
List of Figures, Boxes and Tables
1. Introduction
2. Policy and Nursing
3. Reforming the National Health Service: 1948 - 2010
4. Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS
5. Working in Partnership and the Policy Agenda
6. Policy and Technology: A Developing Relationship in the NHS
7. Empowering the Patients and the Public
8. Health Policy: Building a Healthier Nation and Reducing Health Inequalities
9. Working with Diversity and the Policy Agenda
10. Supporting People with Long-Term Conditions: A Policy Perspective
11. Policy and Nurse Professionalism Today: A Threat or a Promise?
12. Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future
References
Index
