Prioritising child health practice and principles /
Prioritising child health practice and principles / [electronic resource] :
edited by Sue Roulstone.
- London : Routledge, 2007.
- viii, 119 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Prioritising Child Health' brings together perspectives from theoretical viewpoints such as decision-making theory, ethics, and economics. This book gives examples of prioritization in practice in order to identify principles of good practice and thus provides guidance for practitioners and managers of child therapy and nursing services. Prioritisation exists throughout healthcare. Difficult and controversial decisions are frequently made at national, local and service level, as well as on an individual basis. However, attention has generally been focused away from the practitioners and service managers who make day-to-day prioritising decisions in order to manage their workloads and deliver front-line services. Focusing on child health contexts, Prioritising Child Health opens up the debate on prioritisation by individuals and explores the issues surrounding their decisions. Grounded in the reality of everyday life, it encourages the reader to make their own judgements about how to prioritise. It will appeal to professionals working in child health, including speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists, as well as nurses, doctors and health visitors.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780203966297 (e-book)
2006017392
Child health services--Great Britain.
Sick children--Services for--Decision making.
Children--Diseases--Treatment--Decision making.
Health and Wellbeing.
Health systems & services
Health, relationships & personal development
Social work
Speech & language disorders & therapy
Paediatric medicine
Nursing & ancillary services
Physiotherapy
Diets & dieting
Dietetics & nutrition
Rehabilitation
Electronic books.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Prioritising Child Health' brings together perspectives from theoretical viewpoints such as decision-making theory, ethics, and economics. This book gives examples of prioritization in practice in order to identify principles of good practice and thus provides guidance for practitioners and managers of child therapy and nursing services. Prioritisation exists throughout healthcare. Difficult and controversial decisions are frequently made at national, local and service level, as well as on an individual basis. However, attention has generally been focused away from the practitioners and service managers who make day-to-day prioritising decisions in order to manage their workloads and deliver front-line services. Focusing on child health contexts, Prioritising Child Health opens up the debate on prioritisation by individuals and explores the issues surrounding their decisions. Grounded in the reality of everyday life, it encourages the reader to make their own judgements about how to prioritise. It will appeal to professionals working in child health, including speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists, as well as nurses, doctors and health visitors.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780203966297 (e-book)
2006017392
Child health services--Great Britain.
Sick children--Services for--Decision making.
Children--Diseases--Treatment--Decision making.
Health and Wellbeing.
Health systems & services
Health, relationships & personal development
Social work
Speech & language disorders & therapy
Paediatric medicine
Nursing & ancillary services
Physiotherapy
Diets & dieting
Dietetics & nutrition
Rehabilitation
Electronic books.
