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Community Care

Policy and Practice

  • Textbook
  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Robin Means
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  2. Randall Smith
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  • The leading textbook in the field now comprehensively revised and updated
    First text to cover the impact of the Labour government on community care
    Sets community care in a historical and contemporary policy context
    Presents the latest evidence on the impact of community care reforms

Part of the book series: Public Policy and Politics (PPP)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introducing Community Care

    • Robin Means, Randall Smith
    Pages 1-15

  3. From Institutions to Care in the Community: The History of Neglect

    • Robin Means, Randall Smith
    Pages 16-46

  4. Community Care and the Restructuring of Welfare

    • Robin Means, Randall Smith
    Pages 47-69

  5. Towards User and Carer Empowerment?

    • Robin Means, Randall Smith
    Pages 70-101

  6. Leaders at Last: The Changing Rôle of Social Services

    • Robin Means, Randall Smith
    Pages 102-136

  7. The Health Dimension of Community Care: Towards Collaborative Working?

    • Robin Means, Randall Smith
    Pages 137-167

  8. Housing and Community Care

    • Robin Means, Randall Smith
    Pages 168-198

  9. European Perspectives on Community Care

    • Robin Means, Randall Smith
    Pages 199-228

  10. Community Care: Achievements, Failures and Challenges for the Future

    • Robin Means, Randall Smith
    Pages 229-246

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 247-285
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About this book

The second edition of this leading textbook on care in the community assesses the impact of community care on users and carers and the changing roles of social services, health care and other professionals. Strong emphasis is placed on the historical and international context - especially the importance of the EU - and on providing a balanced assessment of achievements and failures to date, the policy agenda of New Labour and the main challenges for the future.

About the authors

ROBIN MEANS is Professor of Health and Social Care and Associate Dean at the Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of the West of England, Bristol.

RANDALL SMITH is Reader in Policy Studies at the School of Policy Studies, University of Bristol.

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