Christopher Foote, Christine Stanners

Integrating Care for Older People: New Care for Old - A Systems Approach

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The authors of this book share their practical experience of implementing a multi-agency approach to the support of older people. They show how systems thinking can help with the complexity of developing a model of care that co-ordinates medical, social and community services and offer insight into the effective use of on-going assessment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 187mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 667g
• ISBN-13: 9781843100102
• ISBN-10: 184310010X
• Artikelnr.: 22370722

Autorenporträt

Christopher Foote was a consultant physician in General Medicine with a particular interest in the care of the elderly. He is currently an independent consultant in integrated care systems, having spent 15 years in their development. Christine Stanners trained and practiced as a hospital social worker. She became a manager in the voluntary sector and was project manager of the integrated care system for older people described in the book. She is currently involved in locality development.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Preface: Introducing Emily. 1. The Roots of Discrimination. 2.
Systems 3. Implementation Models. 4. Getting to Know the Older Person:
Assessment. 5. Crisis, Risk and Chronic Disease Management 6. Putting it in
Place: Some solutions. 7. Connecting Places: Applying information
technology 8. Involving the Users 9. Evaluating an Integrated Care System
10.Levers and Tools for Developing an Integrated Care System. 11. The New
Professionals. 12. Changing Places: The way ahead for the care of older
people. 13. End of Life. Epilogue: The New Emily. Appendices. References.
Index.