Innovation in community care and primary health : the Marylebone experiment / edited by Patrick C. Pietroni, Christopher Pietroni ; foreword by Kenneth Calman.

Date:
1996
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New York : Churchill Livingstone, 1996.

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xix, 284 pages ; 25 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-275) and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. The philosophical context of the Marylebone model. Holistic medicine -- new map, old territory. The greening of medicine. Alternative medicine. Towards reflective practice -- the languages of health and social care -- Ch. 2. The community. The calculation of a practice underprivileged area (UPA) score. The impact of a volunteer community care project in a primary health care setting. The relationship between pastoral care and primary health care. Disabilities issues in the provision of health care: an initial investigation -- Ch. 3. Patient participation and self-care. Partners or partisans? Patient participation and general practice: the Marylebone experience. Informal complaints procedures in general practice -- a one-year audit. Self-care -- who does best? A controlled trial of self-care classes in general practice, taught by staff members with a short training, to long-term users of anxiolytic, hypnotic and anti-depressant drugs.

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  • 9780443052965
  • 0443052964