Deprescribing practice in hospice medicine has expanded exponentially in recent years. This book systematically addresses the groups of extremely useful medications to manage chronic disease conditions and prevent complications.

This revised and expanded second edition of Key Themes in Health and Social Care is a learning resource for students in health and social care. It provides an overview of foundational issues and core themes in the field and introduces key areas of debate, moving from an introductory level to in-depth discussion as the book progresses.

The fourth edition of Health Promotion in Midwifery explores the principles of health promotion within the practical context of midwifery. It clearly outlines and discusses the midwife’s role in health promotion, linking theory and practice.

Commended by the British Medical Association, Practical Ultrasound, Third Edition incorporates up-to-date techniques and protocols, focusing on the scans regularly encountered in a busy ultrasound department. This book provides everything novice practitioners need to know to become competent and skilled in scanning.

This 2nd edition of Leading Health Care Transformation is a succinct and practical primer on sixteen key topics in healthcare transformation. Physician leadership is critical to transform care; this book will help guide the way.

This book provides a background in psychological theories and biopsychosocial models containing practical information that can be adopted by primary care physicians and other medical professionals who want a knowledge base in this area.

This book introduces the core knowledge and skills for comprehensive risk assessment and management in healthcare settings. It emphasises that patient safety requires a holistic and inclusive approach to maximise patient wellbeing in a diverse population with known health inequalities.

This new book positions the specialty of IPC as more than a technical discipline concerned with microbes. It is about people and their behaviour in context and the book therefore explores a number of relevant social sciences and their relationship to IPC across different contexts and cultures.

Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition of Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing is a comprehensive, evidence-based text for nurses and allied health professionals caring for sick newborn infants.

Health Promotion Ethics considers the ethics of promoting health with individuals and communities, as understanding of health promotion in the context of fairness and social justice.