Support Workers and the Health Professions in International Perspective: The Invisible Providers of Health Care (Sociology of Health Professions) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1447352106 ISBN 13: 9781447352105

Publisher: Policy Press, 2020

Synopsis

This original collection analyses the global experience of health care support workers (HSWs) in the UK, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Portugal, Sweden and The Netherlands. Leading academics examine issues including the interface of HSWs with the health professions, regulatory practice risks, employment challenges and the dilemmas of an ageing population. Crucial future policy recommendations are also made for a world becoming increasingly dependent on HSWs.
 

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About the Authors

University Fernando Pessoa

University of Bedfordshire

Susan Nancarrow is Adjunct Professor at the School of Health and Human Sciences at Southern Cross University in Australia and a higher education and health services consultant. Susan is a health services researcher and allied health professional.

Mike Dent is Emeritus Professor at Staffordshire University and Visiting Professor at the University of Leicester. He is a sociologist with an interest in healthcare professions and comparative healthcare organisation. Currently, he is also researching and publishing on the topic of public and user involvement in healthcare. In addition, he is on the Board of the International Sociological Association Research Committee on the Sociology of Professions.

Paul Williams is an experienced researcher and academic with an international reputation for his work on collaborative working, particularly the role and competencies of boundary spanners.

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447352106
• ISBN 13: 9781447352105
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 242
• Editor: Saks Mike