{"product_id":"9781405133340","title":"The Social Organisation of Healthcare Work","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSociology of Health and Illness Monographs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Social Organisation of Healthcare Work\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavina Allen | Alison Pilnick\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book presents an international snapshot of the social organisation of healthcare.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003ePapers describe major trends in healthcare in Australia, Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, South America, UK and the USA\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSubjects addressed include new models of organisational governance, new medical technologies, and the promotion of private health insurance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights convergence and divergence across national and international contexts\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFosters links between organisational studies and medical sociology.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePoints to new research directions and developments.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDavina Allen\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor and Research Director at the School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University. Her research interests are concerned with the organization and delivery of health and social services and its relationship to clinical effectiveness, service quality and professional education and socialisation. She has published with David Hughes on \u003ci\u003eNursing and the Division of Labour in Healthcare\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and her recent work has focused on the co-ordination of complex care trajectories.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlison Pilnick\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham. Her primary research interests are in the field of professional\/client interaction, particularly the way in which changing professional roles are negotiated interactionally, and the impact of new technologies on work organization and practice. She is author of \u003ci\u003eGenetics and Society\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and a co-editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eSociology of Health and Illness\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 April 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405133340\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380527853708,"sku":"9781405133340","price":37.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405133340_10fa622b-ac98-46b1-80c0-ad02b329fe44.jpg?v=1780103197","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405133340","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}