Understanding Health and Social Care

There areseveral chapters in this book that are well worth a read and I will be recommending it to some of my students. The NHS is currently undergoing change and until we know the direction it is going in it is hard to recommend this text as essential reading but I will happily use the relevant chapters to inform students. -- Elaine Donnelly * drupal *
Excellent introductory text for health and social care -- Krishna Regmi * drupal *
A fab book, exciting and innovative ideas -- Miss Amy Yorke * drupal *
This is a good text for level 4 undergraduates to explore health and social care via anecdotal evidence. -- Miss Holly Joanna Magenta Scott * drupal *
More suitable for level 4 and degree students than college students.
-- Miss Lucy Taylor * drupal *
Well laid out and comfortably readable -- Miss Marion Aylott * drupal *
This is an essential reader not only for the working with carers module, but the health and social care course as a whole. It might, however, benefit from some updates to draw on more recent research. -- Mr Dan Burrows * drupal *
Covers key issues in health and social care with a valuable focus on service user voices. A useful text for programmes that link theory and social care practice. -- Mr David Raper * drupal *
This is a very useful book that will help HNC Health and Social care students to contextualise the issues discussed -- Mr Denise Nannetti * drupal *
A valuable resource that will be recommened for purchase in the library -- Mr Mike Vanes * drupal *
A helpful and informative background text. -- Mr Paul McCreary * drupal *
A hard text book to readn and digest at Level 4 - will support the Level 5 HND programme better -- Mrs Anna-Marie Gillman * drupal *
This book is published as an introductory reader? Students will need to be familiar with academic writing and the workplace environment to be able to utilise the information therein. There are sections of the book we will refer our students to and make reference in our teaching: chapter 6 on the carers viewpoint and section 3 - approaches, containing chapters 16-23. This information will be utilised within various courses offered within the Foundation degree in Health and Social care as well as in my level 5 module - Expansion of Practice -- Mrs Judith Ridgley-Smith * drupal *
Particularly useful with regard to service user experiences in relation to the social work degree. Also useful for level 6 learners as it will extend their understanding of other professions. -- Mrs Liz Lefroy * drupal *
This book gives good background information for planning courses.
I found this book gave me good knowledge to pass onto students. -- Mrs Lucia Preece * drupal *
Excellent book as a reader . Recommended for level 4 Health and Social care.Contains key elements of the HND. -- Mrs Margaret Bull * drupal *
A book ideal for supplementary reading -- Mrs Saajida Patel * drupal *
Great intro reader with lots of useful service user side narratives -- Mrs Sally Hayes * drupal *
Useful as a supplement to core texts, for students wishing to gain further background knowledge on health and social care. A recommendation for students studying health and social care for the first time at HE level. -- Mrs Samantha Sutton-Tsang * drupal *
a good overall guide to the nature of health and social care -- Ms Anne Ritchie * drupal *
Excellent accessible background -- Ms Catherine Boswell * drupal *
This is a useful textbook outlining the main points within helathcare today. It is well set out with current ideas expressed through the chapters.




I have no objection to you using my words but would want them to be credited to me and my institution please. -- Ms Irene Mabbott * drupal *
This book is well structured and well presented; it will be most useful for any student new to the realm of Health & Social Care -- Ms Julie Burton * drupal *
This is a very useful book, easy to read and understand.
I have recommended it to the students particularly the chapter on nursing homes. I have also suggested we have it in the library. -- Ms Pat Clarke * drupal *