
by Sarah Earle (Series Editor), Elaine Denny (Editor)
In recent years there have been major developments in how long term conditions are managed and so it is important nurses understand the rationale behind policy initiatives and their implications for practice. This timely book provides a unique examination of the sociology surrounding long term conditions and the experiences of the patients who have them. It examines the social context of chronic illness and contains individual chapters on the common long term conditions present in the United Kingdom today.
                        Format:  Paperback
                         Pages: 308
                        Edition: 2009
                        
                        
                        Publisher: Palgrave 
 Published: 25 Feb 2009
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        ISBN 10:  0230516467
 ISBN 13: 9780230516465
                        
                        Book Overview: DAVID COX is Chair of South Birmingham Primary Care Trust and Emeritus Professor, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK  TOM HELLER is Senior Lecturer in Health Studies, Faculty of Health and Social Care, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK   ALISTAIR HEWISON is Head of the School of Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK   GAYLE LETHERBY is Professor of Sociology, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK   CATHY E. LLOYD is Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Social Care, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK   LESLEY LOCKYER is Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK   ANN MITCHELL is Lecturer and Mental Health Lead for Pre-registration, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK   ERICA RICHARDSON is Researcher, European Centre for Health of Societies in Transition, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London UK    PAULINE SAVVY is a Sociologist, Albury-Wodonga Campus, La Trobe University, Australia   T. CHAS SKINNER is Associate Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Wollongong, Australia   JONATHON TRITTER is Chief Executive, NHS Centre for Involvement and Professorial Fellow, Institute of Governance and Public Management, Warwick Business School, Warwick, UK