User Involvement in Health Care - Softcover

 
9781405191494: User Involvement in Health Care
Softcover
ISBN 10: 140519149X ISBN 13: 9781405191494
Publisher: BMJ Books, 2010

Synopsis

How can the needs and perspective of patients be incorporated in the design and redesign of health services?

Health organizations are focusing more and more on patients – and requiring their employees to practise patient focused care. The Modernisation Initiative described in this book explores in three health service areas (kidney, stroke and sexual health services) how patients' and carers' involvement may inform and shape quality improvement work

This book guides you through the issues and challenges that teams seeking to involve users in changing health services are likely to face. It offers a wealth of practical knowledge about involving users. Those undertaking similar programmes, whether in primary care or hospital based, will find ideas and examples in this book to inspire and guide them.

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About the Author

Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Health Care and Director, Healthcare Innovation and Policy Unit, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK

Charlotte Humphrey, Professor of Health Care Evaluation, King’s College London, UK

Fran Woodard, Director, Cancer Programme, Integrated Cancer Centre, King’s Health Partners, London, UK

From the Back Cover

How can the needs and perspective of patients be incorporated in the design and redesign of health services?

Health organizations are focusing more and more on patients – and requiring their employees to practise patient focused care. The Modernisation Initiative described in this book explores in three health service areas (kidney, stroke and sexual health services) how patients' and carers' involvement may inform and shape quality improvement work.

This book guides you through the issues and challenges that teams seeking to involve users in changing health services are likely to face. It offers a wealth of practical knowledge about involving users. Those undertaking similar programmes, whether in primary care or hospital based, will find ideas and examples in this book to inspire and guide them.

From the Inside Flap

How can the needs and perspective of patients be incorporated in the design and redesign of health services?

Health organizations are focusing more and more on patients – and requiring their employees to practise patient focused care. The Modernisation Initiative described in this book explores in three health service areas (kidney, stroke and sexual health services) how patients' and carers' involvement may inform and shape quality improvement work.

This book guides you through the issues and challenges that teams seeking to involve users in changing health services are likely to face. It offers a wealth of practical knowledge about involving users. Those undertaking similar programmes, whether in primary care or hospital based, will find ideas and examples in this book to inspire and guide them.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
BMJ Books
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
140519149X
ISBN 13 
9781405191494
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
144
Editor
Greenhalgh Trisha, Humphrey Charlotte, Woodard Fran