{"product_id":"9781405168304","title":"Communities of Practice in Health and Social Care","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCommunities of Practice in Health and Social Care\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAndrée le May | Etienne Wenger\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedical \/ Nursing \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunities of Practice in Health and Social Care\u003c\/i\u003e highlights how communities of practice (CoPs) can make service development and quality improvement in health and social care easier to initiate and more sustainable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing a series of case studies from the UK and Canada the book demonstrates how the theory of CoPs is implemented in the delivery of health and social care and highlights the associated potential, complexities, advantages and disadvantages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunities of Practice in Health and Social Car\u003c\/i\u003ee equips practitioners, managers, educators and practice mentors with the knowledge and skills to facilitate the development and maintenance of Communities of Practice and highlights how the effects of Communities of Practice might be made explicit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrée le May\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Southampton University. She has written, researched and taught widely on Communities of Practice, Evidence-Based Practice and Knowledge Transfer. In addition she is an experienced author and teacher.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 November 2008\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\u003e9781405168304\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\u003e144\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314374176908,"sku":"9781405168304","price":72.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405168304.jpg?v=1780196052","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405168304","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}