1st Edition
Foundations for 21st-Century Health and Social Care Theory and Practice for Nursing Associates, Assistant Practitioners, Support Workers and Beyond
Chapter 1: Introduction
Lisa Arai
Chapter 2: The essential study skills for health and social care students
Lisa Arai
Chapter 3: Research, the research ‘basics’ and evidence-based practice
Lisa Arai
Chapter 4: The policy and legislative backdrop to health and social care practice in the United Kingdom
Ann Gorecki
Chapter 5: Becoming a health and social care professional
Mandy Lyons and Lisa Arai
Chapter 6: Working with others: Supervision and mentoring
Gemma Burley and Lisa Arai
Chapter 7: The nuts and bolts of the human body
Gemma Burley and Mandy Lyons
Chapter 8: Caring for people with long-term conditions and multimorbidity: A health and social care perspective
Lindsay Welch
Chapter 9: Person-centred care: A paramount concept in health and social care
Teresa Corbett
Chapter 10: Power, creativity and service user involvement in social work and health and social care education
Kieron Hatton and Margaret Johnson
Chapter 11: Ethics and ethical dilemmas in health and social care
Gemma Burley and Lisa Arai
Chapter 12: Introduction to public health and health promotion
Lisa Arai
Chapter 13: The theory and practice of service improvement in health and social care
Lisa Arai
Biography
Dr Lisa Arai is a social and public health scientist with 25 years’ research and teaching experience. Her research interests are in the health of children and young people. She is based at Solent University and the University of Northampton in the United Kingdom. Lisa has published widely and is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health.
