Overview

Primary care is currently going through a period of substantial change. The high profile alteration of structures i occurring at a time when many issues of practice are presenting new or renewed challenges. these are issues grounded in the complexities and dissatisfactions of contemporary society as well as in the changing policy context. This book has been produced in order to bring together critical and thought-provoking pieces on these wide-ranging challenges, by authors from an equally wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, clinical psychology, disability studies, public health, sociology, as well as general practice. Beginning with a think piece on the nature of primary care and what an emerging vision for it might look like, the book continues with contributions on the changing form, organization and delivery of primary health care, before going to examine specific areas of provision and some significant research issues. The book will be of interest to all those involved in the study or development of primary health care services.

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Author:   Philip Tovey
Publisher:   Open University Press
Imprint:   Open University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9780335200092

ISBN 10:   0335200095
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   01 March 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Notes on contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Part one: Challenges of context and organization Vision and change in primary care past, present and future Primary health care the changing character of service provision The changing nature of primary health care teams and inter-professional relationships Part two: Challenges of practice Commissioning services for older people make haste slowly? Disability from medical needs to social rights The new genetics and general practice revolution or continuity Socio-economic inequality beyond the inverse care law Part three: Challenges of research Locality planning and research evidence using primary care data Counselling researching an evidence base for practice Complementary medicine and primary care towards a grassroots focus Postscript Index.

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Author Information

Philip Tovey is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Primary Care, University of Leeds. He has published widely in the sociological study of education and health. His current research interests include the psychological consequences of interventions and the re-configuration of primary care.

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