{"product_id":"the-sociology-of-healthcare-safety-and-quality-isbn-9781119276340","title":"The Sociology of Healthcare Safety and Quality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sociology of Healthcare Safety and Quality\u003c\/i\u003e presents a series of research-informed readings on the sociological contributions of technologies, practices, experiences, and organizational quality and safety across a range of healthcare contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the first collection of peer-reviewed research articles showcasing ways that sociology can contribute to the ongoing policy concern of healthcare safety and quality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures original contributions from leading experts in healthcare related fields from three continents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the state-of-the art in sociological analyses of contemporary healthcare safety and quality along with future directions in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers sociological insights from the perspectives of managers, clinicians, and patients\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Towards a sociology of healthcare safety and quality 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavina Allen, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Jane Sandall and Justin Waring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Healthcare quality and safety: a review of policy, practice and research 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJustin Waring, Davina Allen, Jeffrey Braithwaite and Jane Sandall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 What is the role of individual accountability in patient safety? A multi-site ethnographic study 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmma-Louise Aveling, Michael Parker and Mary Dixon-Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Enacting corporate governance of healthcare safety and quality: a dramaturgy of hospital boards in England 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTim Freeman, Ross Millar, Russell Mannion and Huw Davies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The social practice of rescue: the safety implications of acute illness trajectories and patient categorisation in medical and maternity settings 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicola Mackintosh and Jane Sandall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Sensemaking and the co-production of safety: a qualitative study of primary medical care patients 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePenny Rhodes, Ruth McDonald, Stephen Campbell, Gavin Daker-White a\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eand Caroline Sanders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Chains of (dis)trust: exploring the underpinnings of knowledge-sharing and quality care across mental health services 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrick R. Brown and Michael W. Calnan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Spatio-temporal elements of articulation work in the achievement of repeat prescribing safety in UK general practice 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuzanne Grant, Jessica Mesman and Bruce Guthrie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Infections and interaction rituals in the organisation: clinician accounts of speaking up or remaining silent in the face of threats to patient safety 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia E. Szymczak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 155\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This Monograph would sit well in a health manager's set of reference books.... Congratulations to the editors and contributing authors for this contribution of knowledge and learning relevant to the needs of those of us engaged in health systems as managers, educators, researchers and reformists.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eDr DS Briggs, \u003cem\u003eThe Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management,\u003c\/em\u003e Volume 12 - Issue 1 - 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavina Allen\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Health Care Delivery and Organization at Cardiff University, UK, a member of the \u003ci\u003eSociology of Health \u0026amp; Illness\u003c\/i\u003e editorial team and Editorial Board member of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Health Services Research and Policy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Braithwaite\u003c\/b\u003e is Foundation Director, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Director, Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, and Professor of Health Systems Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Sandall\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Social Science and Women’s Health and co-leads King’s Improvement Science at King’s College, London.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJustin Waring\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Organisational Sociology and Director of the Centre for Health Innovation, Leadership \u0026amp; Learning at Nottingham University Business School, UK. In today’s world, few global priorities are more important than the improvement of the safety and quality of healthcare. \u003ci\u003eThe Sociology of Healthcare Safety and Quality\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive collection of sociologically-informed research readings focusing on the technologies, practices, experiences, and organization of quality and safety across a wide range of healthcare contexts. Chapters reflect the latest research data and findings and are contributed from international experts in a variety of health and healthcare-related fields. From major hospitals and local communities to maternity wards and mental health clinics, readings shine a light into the boardrooms, back offices, and frontlines of healthcare to illuminate the latest sociological insights from the perspectives of all healthcare decision-makers and stakeholders—managers, clinicians, and patients alike. Topics explored in depth include corporate governance of healthcare safety and quality; spatiotemporal elements of articulation work involved in achieving repeat prescribing safety in general practice; safety implications of acute illness trajectories in medical and maternity settings; sense-making and co-production of the healthcare safety of primary medical care patients; infection and interaction rituals in clinical settings; knowledge sharing and quality care in mental health services; the role of individual accountability in patient safety; and an overall review of contemporary policy, practice, and research in the healthcare field. Combining scholarly precision with cutting-edge research, \u003ci\u003eThe Sociology of Healthcare Safety and Quality\u003c\/i\u003e offers illuminating sociological insights into the ongoing efforts to improve the efficacy, quality, and safety of health and healthcare for patients and practitioners throughout the world.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990343663845,"sku":"NP9781119276340","price":36.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119276340.jpg?v=1761787440","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-sociology-of-healthcare-safety-and-quality-isbn-9781119276340","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}