| Micro-Enterprise and Personalisation: What Size Is Good Care? Contributor(s): Needham, Catherine (Author), Allen, Kerry (Author), Hall, Kelly (Author) |
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ISBN: 1447319222 ISBN-13: 9781447319221 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $132.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Social Work |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.10 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shifts to independent delivery of health and social care services have led to increased numbers of micro-enterprises. Could these tiny organisations with just 5 or fewer employees be the best way of delivering cost-effective health and social care services in the context of decreased budgets and increased demands? What size is 'just right' for a care provider? This book explores size as an independent variable in care services, comparing outcomes and value for money across micro, small, medium and large organisations. Using interviews and surveys with 108 people using services and carers in 27 case-study organisations it focuses on the contribution micro-enterprises can make to the care sector. |
Contributor Bio(s): Allen, Kerry: - Kerry Allen is a lecturer in the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham.Hall, Kelly: - Kelly Hall is a lecturer in social policy at the University of Birmingham.Needham, Catherine: - Catherine Needham is a reader in public policy and public management at the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham. |