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Costing community care : theory and practice

edited by Ann Netten and Jennifer Beecham

Arena, 1993

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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"PSSRU, University of Kent at Canterbury."

Essays from a series of workshops held by the Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent at Canterbury

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9781857420982

Description

Comprises integrated papers on the relevance, utilization and theory of cost analyses in community care, drawing on over 15 years of work in the PSSRU (Personal and Social Services Research Unit). Three case studies are cited to illustrate the Unit's work in terms of methodology and policy.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781857421026

Description

Comprises integrated papers on the relevance, utilization and theory of cost analyses in community care, drawing on over 15 years of work in the PSSRU (Personal and Social Services Research Unit). Three case studies are cited to illustrate the Unit's work in terms of methodology and policy.

Table of Contents

  • Costing community care - the role of this book. Part 1 The costing process: background theory, Martin Knapp
  • costing services - ideals and reality, Caroline Allen and Jennifer Beecham
  • costing informal care, Ann Netten. Part 2 The uses of cost information: principles of applied cost research, Martin Knapp
  • proceed with caution - using official data, Aidan Kelly and Adrew Bebbington
  • costs, prices and charges, Ann Netten
  • new policies and old logics - costs information and modal choice, Bleddyn Davies. Part 3 The application of costs: calculating unit costs of a centre for people with AIDS/HIV, Andrew Bebbington
  • case management - costing the experiments, David Challis, et al
  • costs, needs and outcomes in community mental health care, Jennifer Beecham, et al
  • intermediate treatment - user characteristics and the prediction of costs, Martin Knapp, et al. Part 4 Epilogue: costs estimation and community care - why we must run fast to stand still, Bleddyn Davies.

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