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Social Work and The Law
Safeguarding Adults and the Law, Third Edition
An A-Z of Law and Practice Michael Mandelstam
Sets safeguarding adults within an extensive legal framework and provides many useful pointers for practitioners and students.
The issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable adults continue to increase in importance. Now in its third edition and a new A-Z format, this book sets this complex area of work within an extensive legal framework, providing comprehensive guidance for practitioners and students. It includes all recent changes to the law, and includes related cases.
2019 | £43.99 | 640pp | tp | World rights available | isbN-9781785922251
An A-Z of Law and Practice Michael Mandelstam
Fully updated A-Z of the law and practice relating to manual handling in health and social care settings.
This book lays out the current legal requirements of manual handling in a non-technical way and includes case studies illustrating the law applied in practice, across health, social care and educational settings. The main part of the book is an A-Z guide, providing quick access to legislation and common law rules applying to personal injury cases.
2021 | £27.99 | 320pp | tp | World rights available | isbN-9781849055581 NHS Continuing Healthcare
An A-Z of Law, Practice, Funding Decisions and Challenges Michael Mandelstam
How health and social care practitioners can use the law to decide whether those in long-term care should have to pay for their care or be funded by the NHS.
The law of NHS continuing healthcare is vital in deciding whether adults in long-term care get full NHS funding, or have to fund themselves. This essential guide through the NHS legal maze provides information for health and social care practitioners, who need to make well-informed, well-judged decisions for the care of patients and service users.
“This book provides a fantastic overview of NHS continuing healthcare and is written to give people the information they need. It is incredibly helpful for people who want to learn more about CHC and equip themselves for the often laborious process of applying for it.”
– Alzheimer’s Society
2020 | £27.99 | 272pp | tp | World rights available | isbN-9781787751620
Care Act 2014
An A-Z of Law and Practice Michael Mandelstam
First book to explain and analyse the Care Act 2014 not only in detail, but also in a concise and accessible format.
This book fully explains the provisions of the Care Act 2014 and its implications for health and social care in the UK. Written by a leading authority in the field, it addresses the issues arising from the new legislation and its impact on everyday health and social care practice.
2017 | £39.99 | 288pp | tp | World rights available | isbN-9781849055598
