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Measuring Health and Wellbeing (PDF)
by John HarveyBuilding on the core competences for public health, this book focuses on key areas of surveillance and assessment of the population's health and wellbeing. It is concerned with assessing and describing the needs, health and wellbeing of specific populations, communities and groups.
Essential Communication Skills for Nursing and Midwifery (PDF)
by Philippa SullyEffective communication skills are crucial in all aspects of nursing and midwifery practice - this book will enable readers to communicate effectively and with confidence in their professional practice.
Innovating For Patient Safety In Medicine (PDF)
by Rebecca LawtonThis book helps the next generation of doctors understand how to contribute to making healthcare safer.
Information Skills for Nursing Students (PDF)
by Kay HutchfieldIt is essential for nursing students to access current and reliable information to succeed in academic assignments and nursing practice, yet there are increasingly diverse information sources available, which can raise questions about the authenticity and reliability of information provided.
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research (PDF)
by Michael Larkin Smith Jonathan A. Flowers Paul'It is not often I can use accessible and phenomenology in the same sentence, but reading the new book, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, certainly provides me the occasion to do so. I can say this because these authors provide an engaging and clear introduction to a relatively new analytical approach' - The Weekly Qualitative Report.
Interprofessional Social Work: Effective Collaborative Approaches (PDF)
by 9781844454617anne QuinneyAll Social Work students are required to undertake specific learning and assessment in partnership working and information sharing across professional disciplines and agencies. Increasingly, social workers are also finding that they need to deal with a wide range of other professions as part of their daily work. It is essential therefore that social workers can work effectively and collaboratively with these professions while retaining their own values and identity. This updated second edition will prepare social work students to work with a wide variety of professions including youth workers, the police, teachers and educators, the legal profession and health professionals.
Information Skills for Nursing Students
by Kay HutchfieldIt is essential for nursing students to access current and reliable information to succeed in academic assignments and nursing practice, yet there are increasingly diverse information sources available, which can raise questions about the authenticity and reliability of information provided.
Interprofessional Social Work: Effective Collaborative Approaches
by Anne QuinneyAll Social Work students are required to undertake specific learning and assessment in partnership working and information sharing across professional disciplines and agencies. Increasingly, social workers are also finding that they need to deal with a wide range of other professions as part of their daily work. It is essential therefore that social workers can work effectively and collaboratively with these professions while retaining their own values and identity. This updated second edition will prepare social work students to work with a wide variety of professions including youth workers, the police, teachers and educators, the legal profession and health professionals.
Key Concepts in Public Health (PDF)
by Frances Wilson Andi MabhalaThis is a very good text for undergraduate students as it gives a broad overview of the concept of public health, utilising case studies to illustrate practical application. This book would be also be an excellent way for practitioners to increase their own knowledge of public health and could inform their own continuing professional development. Julie Lempri re, University of Gloucestershire.
Key Concepts in Palliative Care (PDF)
by Moyra BaldwinDo you need a succinct introduction to the key theories and principles of palliative care and their application to practice? Key Concepts in Palliative Care provides just this in a compact, fifty-concept guide to the field.
Leadership and Management in Healthcare (PDF)
by Neil GopeeLeadership and management are essential skills for all qualified care professionals, regardless of the position that they hold. This best-selling text book has been designed to support you on your journey from an emerging registered care professional through to becoming a care manager. It includes strong emphasis on how management theory applies to care that you will actually deliver in the clinical setting, and supports you to develop your skills through action points, case studies and good practice guidelines.
Level 2 Health and Social Care Diploma Evidence Guide (PDF)
by Maria Ferreiro PeteiroEnsure you have all the help you need inbetween assessor visits with this easy-to-use quick-reference guide for assessment. Covering more optional units than any textbook, this easy-to-understand guide for the Health and Social Care Diploma explains in simple terms what competencies you need to demonstrate and how to generate all the required knowledge-evidence for your course. With brief, one-page summaries for every assessment criterion and guidance on how to gather your evidence, this resource will help you when your assessor is not available.
Level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma Evidence Guide (PDF)
by Maria Ferreiro PeteiroEnsure you have all the help you need inbetween assessor visits with this easy-to-use quick-reference guide for assessment. Covering more optional units than any textbook, this easy-to-understand guide for the Health and Social Care Diploma explains in simple terms what competencies you need to demonstrate and how to generate all the required knowledge-evidence for your course. With brief, one-page summaries for every assessment criterion and guidance on how to gather your evidence, this resource will help you when your assessor is not available.
Law and Professional Issues in Nursing (2nd edition) (PDF)
by Cassam Tengna Richard GriffithNurses are more accountable than ever to the public, patients, their employers and the profession and it is vital that they have a clear understanding of the legal, ethical and professional dilemmas they will face in the course of their professional career. This book is an essential resource for student nurses as they begin to develop their knowledge and understanding of the requirements for safe practice in healthcare. This new edition includes increased coverage of protection of vulnerable adults and ethics and principled decision making.
Literature Reviews in Social Work (PDF)
by Robin Kiteley Chris StogdonThis book provides social work students with a clear and accessible guide to the process of conducting a literature review, giving them the skills, confidence and knowledge required to produce their own successful review.
Medicine for Edexcel: An SHP Study in Development (PDF)
by Dawson, Ian, Coulson, IanA comprehensive course book for Edexcel's SHP Development Study. The course takes a chronological approach to the content. It combines Edexcel's core content:
Mental Health Law In England And Wales: A Guide For Mental Health Professionals (PDF)
by Paul BarberThis revised second edition is a complete guide to the Mental Health Act 1983, as amended by the 2007 Act, and is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference work for any mental health professional - from social workers and occupational therapists, to GPs and nurses. It will also be of value to patients and their relatives and carers.
Mental Health Law In Nursing (PDF)
by Philip Wales Richard MurphyMental health nursing students need to understand their legal duties towards all clients, including specific laws for care of detained patients.
Mental Health Policy for Nurses (PDF)
by Ian HulattMental health nursing has been shaped by a variety of policy factors in the past 50 years.
GCSE Health and Social Care - Edexcel Student Book (PDF)
by Mark WalshEndorsed by Edexcel, this brand new textbook provides accessible and comprehensive coverage of the new Edexcel specification for GCSE Health and Social Care - with a core focus on maximising pupil's grades. This textbook has been carefully designed to be accessible for all students, with clearly differentiated material throughout.
GCSE Child Development for OCR - Student Textbook (PDF)
by Janet Stearns Mark WalshThe flexible, student-focussed solution for delivering GCSE Home Economics: Child Development for OCR - this book provides coverage of all topics in the specification and delivers a wide range of activities to prepare students for their assessments.
GCSE Child Development for AQA - Student Textbook (PDF)
by Janet Stearns Mark WalshThe flexible, student-focussed solution for delivering GCSE Home Economics: Child Development for AQA - this book provides coverage of all topics in the specification and delivers a wide range of activities to prepare students for their assessments.
Using the Law in Social Work (PDF)
by Robert JohnsLaw is a core subject of the social work degree and this title introduces students to the complexities and challenges of this subject.
Values & Ethics In Social Work (PDF)
by Chris Beckett`This introductory text succeeds in providing an accessible introduction to the subject area. The book is consistently structured, well planned and uniformly written in a conversational and immediate style . The discussion manages to combine a sense of engagement with a balanced treatment of the issues. Readers who apply themselves will be well sensitised to the matters under discussion and should be able to take their understanding into the practical arena' - Chris Clark, University of Edinburgh.
Vulnerable Groups In Health And Social Care (PDF)
by Mary Larkin'The book makes it easy to dip into a topic and also gives good overviews of theories and applications. This will definitely help students'. Lesley Groom, University of Bolton.