Saks, Mike and Allsop, Judith (2007) Social policy, professional regulation and health support work in the United Kingdom. Social Policy & Society, 6 (2). pp. 165-177. ISSN 1475-3073
Full text not available from this repository.Abstract
This paper examines the neglected area of health support work in the United Kingdom in the context of recent social policy and studies of professionalisation. A variety of socioeconomic trends have led policy makers to give greater consideration to this section of the healthcare workforce. Professional regulatory issues and recent reviews in the health field have provided the leverage to alter existing healthcare boundaries, as well as to enhance public protection. Drawing on commissioned research, it is argued that health support workers are not only an important area of study in their own right, but also raise interesting questions about the broader process of health policy making and professionalisation.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | This paper examines the neglected area of health support work in the United Kingdom in the context of recent social policy and studies of professionalisation. A variety of socioeconomic trends have led policy makers to give greater consideration to this section of the healthcare workforce. Professional regulatory issues and recent reviews in the health field have provided the leverage to alter existing healthcare boundaries, as well as to enhance public protection. Drawing on commissioned research, it is argued that health support workers are not only an important area of study in their own right, but also raise interesting questions about the broader process of health policy making and professionalisation. |
| Keywords: | Public health, Health workers, Health support, Social policy, Professional regulation |
| Subjects: | L Social studies > L410 UK Social Policy L Social studies > L431 Health Policy |
| Divisions: | College of Social Sciences > Faculty of Health & Social Sciences > Lincoln School of Health & Social Care |
| Depositing User: | Bev Jones |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 21 May 2012 09:59 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/1200 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |