Unequal partners

Users of social and health care services play an increasingly significant part within systems of local governance. This report examines the strategies user groups adopt to seek their objectives, and explores issues relating to notions of consumerism and citizenship. It should be read by anyone involved in health and social care policy and practice.

Sommario

Contents: The policy context; The research; Advocacy and joint working: a mental health case study; Implementing the social model of disability - after the honeymoon; Consumers and citizens; Conclusion.

Info autore

Marian Barnes is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the University of Brighton. Now retired, her research has focused on care, ageing, and mental health. She is well known for her use of participatory research methods and studies of user involvement and collective action by service users. She has been published widely with titles such as 'Taking Over the Asylum: empowerment and mental health' (2001, with Ric Bowl, Palgrave), and 'Care in Everyday Life' (2012, Policy Press).

Riassunto

Users of social and health care services play an increasingly significant part within systems of local governance. This report examines the strategies user groups adopt to seek their objectives, and explores issues relating to notions of consumerism and citizenship. It should be read by anyone involved in health and social care policy and practice.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marian Barnes, Stephen Harrison, Maggie Mort, Polly Shardlow
• Editore: Policy Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781861340566
• ISBN: 978-1-86134-056-6
• Pagine: 120
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 7 mm
• Peso: 196 g
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Kommunal-, Regional- Landes und Lokalregierung, Interessengruppen, Protestbewegungen und gewaltfreie Aktionen