Health Professionals and Patient and Public Involvement in Healthcare
$148.98
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2026
Summary
The Empowered Patient: How Healthcare Professionals are Adapting to Patient and Public Involvement
Across the globe, patients are no longer passive recipients of care - they are active participants, decision-makers and collaborators.
This timely volume explores the evolving landscape of patient and public involvement (PPI) in healthcare, focusing on its intersection with the healthcare professions. Drawing on international perspectives, the book examines how patients and pro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781447374633 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1447374630 |
| Author: | Danielle Hitch, Rosalie A. Boyce, Jonathan Gabe, Joana Almeida, Junji Kayukawa, Guido Giarelli, Takuya Matsushige, Nelson Barros, Pamela Siegel, Elaine Marasca Garcia da Costa |
| Publisher: | Bristol University Press |
| Imprint: | Policy Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
| Series: | Sociology of Health Professions |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘Supported by an internationally updated focus and a neo-Weberian and neo-institutionalist sociological approach, this book comprehensively addresses the broader interface between patients and health professions in the changing era of the digital society, filling a major gap in the literature influencing policy development and practice in healthcare delivery.’ Guido Giarelli, University Magna Graecia
About The Author
Danielle Hitch
Miwako Hosoda is Professor at Seisa University in Japan.
Mike Saks is Emeritus Professor at the University of Suffolk in the UK.
Mike Dent is Emeritus Professor at Staffordshire University in the UK.
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