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  • Local Authorities and the Social Determinants of Health

    As many social inequalities widen, this is a crucial survey of local authorities’ evolving role in health, social care and wellbeing.Health and social and public policy experts review structural changes in provision and procurement, and explore social determinants of health including intergenerational needs and housing. With detailed assessments of regional disparities and case studies of ... Read more

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  • Community Nursing Services in England

    An Historical Policy Analysis

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access book provides an historical account of the ways in which community nursing services in England have been shaped by policy changes, from the inception of the NHS in 1948 to the present day. Focusing on policies regarding the organisation and provision of community nursing services, it offers an important assessment of how community nursing has evolved under successive governments. ... Read more

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    Series series Transforming Public Health Practice Series
    As health policy at a national level has ever increasing impact on local health services, it is essential that public health students understand how the development and implementation of policy and strategy provide the framework for improving quality, innovation, productivity and prevention in the delivery of healthcare.The book is divided into two sections, with section one covering a strategic ... Read more

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  • Managing Human Resources

    Edited by Alan Cowling, Chloe Mailer ...
    This is the third edition of a book which has gained wide acceptance in universities and colleges for use on advanced courses in human resource management.Written by a team of recognized experts in thier field, it combines a high academic standard with an applied approach to the challenges facing managers today, which will appeal to both line mangers and human resource managers. ... Read more

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  • Global Staffing

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    Staffing is one of the biggest issues facing companies moving into the global market today. This book provides a multi-disciplinary, integrated and critical discussion-based analysis of current and emerging issues in global staffing.It critically examines best practice and leading approaches, drawing on research from a range of disciplines including international strategy, management, HRM and ... Read more

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    Series series Routledge Studies in Employment and Work Relations in Context
    Employment relations within the health sector have undergone radical reform over recent years. This book is an important new study that examines the responses of managers and workers to these different reforms, at both national and local level.Bringing together analyses of both employment relations and public sector management, the book focuses on understanding why certain initiatives have been ... Read more

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