Partnerships in health care: Compiled by Kimmy Eldridge and Peter J. Martin

prviously published in 2006

Includes bibliographical references and index

Partnership in Service Delivery -Introductory review of contemporary practice in acute services -Introductory review of contemporary practice in mental health services Smoking cessation - Engaging service users in relapse prevention - The effectiveness and suitability of smoking cessation guidelines Diabetes - Partnership between practitioner and service user: a case study - Engaging the service user in the therapeutic process Mental health - A psychosocial study in engaging difficult to reach service users - An examination of living with a diagnosis of schizophrenia Service partnership - The use of assessment in community based palliative care services as a means of developing partnership - Initiating partnership within the community: a new outreach service - Partnership in stroke services Conclusion

Examines how partnerships have been developed within a variety of health care settings and sets out to appraise these partnerships from an academic, professional, practice and service user perspective. This work helps to understand influences upon partnerships within the context of a dynamic health care professional and service user relationship