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Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease is becoming more common in Europe, with significant human, ethical, economic and professional challenges to society. This book examines clinical practice and service delivery, and identifies policy issues that could lead to improved quality of life for sufferers and carers. The book: - Describes the differing needs of sufferers and carers, and how they can be met by a co-ordinated approach to policy and implementation - Outlines the particular challenges that healthcare policy makers face for this disease - Shows how better models of service provision can be developed and describes best practice models - Discusses the lessons to be learnt from various European pioneering projects This is a concise and practical guide for clinical specialists including psychiatrists, geriatricians, neurologists, public health doctors, nurses, and policy makers and shapers in health and social services.
Stroke Services
A practical guide which aims to provide immediate help in decision-making. It offers specific advice on management of each condition, when to use ointments or creams, how much to prescribe, what active constituents should be used, and what to do if treatment fails or patients return. There is a formulary of dermatological products, examples of patient information sheets and a list of adverse drug reactions.
Practical Management of Dementia
Practical Management of Dementia: a multi-professional approach brings together a wealth of extensive practical experience and knowledge from a number of multi-professional contributors on how to effectively manage dementia. It is a ready reference for daily use integrating findings from recent research, identifying the challenges faced in caring for the demented. It covers the diagnosis, detection and spiritual needs of caring for patients with dementia, and will help all those interested in the condition have a better understanding of the issues and practicalities which can be done to help pa.
Genetic Information
It is difficult to think of an example of an advancement in the biological sciences that has had an impact on society similar to that of the new genetics. Recent developments in biotechnology have occasioned much discussion among academics, professionals, and lay people alike. In particular, many questions and concerns have arisen over the acquisi tion, access, and control of genetic information. There are several reasons why the new genetics has commanded such widespread attention, and why it is now the subject of con siderable debate. Special reference is given in this volume to the implications of genetic information for five different subject areas: eugenics, the insurance industry, the ...
Modernising Cancer Services
This book provides a comprehensive overview of major initiatives, introduced by the government and health service professionals, to improve the services and care of cancer patients in the NHS. It charts the progress made in modernising cancer services in the UK, from the publication of the Calman-Hine Report [NHS Executive (1995) Commissioning Cancer Service: Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Cancer. NHS Executive, Leeds.] to the NHS Cancer Plan in 2000.
Safeguarding Adults in Nursing Practice
All nurses, whatever setting, will encounter people who are at risk. Harrowing examples of abuse and neglect are frequently in the headlines and the nursing profession has a crucial responsibility to play in ensuring that vulnerable patients are cared for and safeguarded. This Second Edition answers all of the key questions including: What is neglect? What makes someone vulnerable? What role does safeguarding play? What does good safeguarding look like? Why can safeguarding fail? How can positive practice be developed? What are the professional and legal responsibilities facing nurses? This helpful resource will improve readers’ understanding of the policy, practice, and research underpinning safeguarding, while also preparing them for their important role as an advocate for, and safeguarder of, the people in their care.
The Provision of Cross-border Health Services for Wales
Given the divergence in health policy between England and Wales, and the significant number of patients who cross the border for treatment, the Welsh Affairs Committee examined the interface between the two systems and the effectiveness of co-ordination between the Department for Health and the Welsh Assembly Government. It wanted to discover whether cross-border patients are treated fairly and whether the Welsh Assembly Government and the Department of Health consider the border in the development of the diverging policy environment. The Committee was aware of significant confusion amongst patients, for example in knowing what they are entitled to receive from their health service and that ...
Medical Ethics and the Elderly
This is a concise introductory handbook providing practical, realistic guidance on how to evaluate and manage common ethical problems encountered in day-to-day care of elderly patients.
Evaluating Mental Health Services for Older People
This book provides a comprehensive account of the current developments in mental health services for older people and describes a robust model for evaluating health and social care to improve these services. Drawing on international experience, it provides accounts of the development of mental health services for older people in the UK, Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia. The approaches to evaluating health and social care in these countries are all outlined, and a comparative analysis is given. The services currently offered are patchy, so there is a pressing need for effective mechanisms to be introduced in order to monitor quality - this book will show you how. Managers and commissioners working within Primary Care Trusts, NHS Trusts, Strategic Health Authorities, geriatricians, psychiatrists, psychologists and allied health and social care professionals will find this book valuable reading.
From Public Health to Wellbeing
There has never been more awareness of the public health agenda, as policy-makers stress the importance of 'wellbeing' to the general public. Charting the history and evolution of the public health agenda, this insightful reader argues the place of wellbeing in local and national strategy. It identifies some of the critical events that have influenced the development of public health systems, and looks at the challenges for policymakers and professionals in the formulation and delivery of effective strategies for the future. This text explores the challenges of defining and promoting wellbeing across the lifespan, from childhood and youth to older age, through a range of approaches, such as town planning and partnership working. It is a valuable resource for students of public health, health promotion, the social sciences and social policy, as well as for any practitioner supporting health promotion within the public, private or voluntary sector.
