Main description:

Partnership Working in Health and Social Care adopts a thematic approach to health and social care partnerships. With chapters by leading international commentators, the book covers key topics in partnership with a dual focus on both policy and practice.

Contents:

1. Partnership working and organisational culture. 2. Interprofessional practice. 3. Partnership working: key concepts and approaches. 4. Key elements in effective partnership working. 5. Integrated service models: an exploration of North American models and lessons. 6. Working across the health and social care boundary. 7. Partnerships in the digital age. 8. The economics of integrated care. 9. Self-management with others: the role of partnerships in supporting self-management for people with long-term conditions. 10. Self-directed support as a framework for partnership working. 11. The outcomes of health and social care partnerships