Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Health of the Nation The Health of the Nation University of Leeds 182 p. : 30 cm OL19428424W
The Mental Health Act explained The Mental Health Act explained Debra Powell,Bridget Dolan The Point of Law series provides the full text of each Act, accompanied by an explanation in plain English. The Mental Health Act outlines disorders of the mind for which detention is permitted and t… OL24679371W
Experience, evidence and everyday practice Experience, evidence and everyday practice Michael Dunning,Gerrard Abi-Aad,David Gilbert This study examines the lessons learned from the King's Fund programme Promoting Action on Clinical Effectiveness (PACE), 16 development projects around England working to change clinical practice, a… OL24762649W
Effective practice in rehabilitation Effective practice in rehabilitation Edward Dickinson,Alan Sinclair This review on rehabilitation policy and practice examines evidence about practices that are known to be effective in helping individuals return to independent living, following illness or injury. OL24824451W
A guide to care of the elderly A guide to care of the elderly Brooks, David,R. B. Shukla This text looks at the increasing demands of caring for the elderly. It is divided into four sections covering: the foundations of elderly care; common medical problems encountered by the elderly; sp… OL24828936W
Specialist palliative care Specialist palliative care National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services (Great Britain) Offers information and guidance to purchasers of palliative care and for providers of palliative care services, and describes the range of palliative care. OL24852171W
Helping smokers give up Helping smokers give up David Buck,Christine Godfrey The Health of the Nation has set a target for a one-third reduction in the prevalence of smoking by the turn of the century. There are several strategies available to try to achieve this aim. If purc… OL27294458W
Suicide prevention Suicide prevention Michael Farrar,John Coleman,Michael Kerfoot,Peter Hill This manual aims to address the government target of reducing the suicide rate of severely mentally ill people by at least 33per cent by the year 2000. It does this by providing guidance to purchaser… OL27676354W
Closing children's homes Closing children's homes National Children's Bureau.,David Cliffe,David Berridge This ebook examines the crisis of confidence in residential child care in the early 1990's and assesses the potential benefits of alternatives such as foster care. OL27702977W
Influencing prescribing in a primary care led NHS Influencing prescribing in a primary care led NHS Anne Mason The aim of the project was to evaluate the likely success of medicines management in a primary care led NHS, using a postal survey and review of the implementation literature. As 80% of NHS expenditu… OL27703139W