Support Workers and the Health Professions in International Perspective: The Invisible Providers of Health Care

doi:10.46692/9781447352112

Health care support workers (HSWs) play a fundamental role in international health care systems, and yet they remain largely invisible. Despite this, the number of HSWs is growing fast as governments strive to combat illness and address social care issues in a world of finite resources. This original collection analyses the global experience of HSWs in the UK, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Portugal, Sweden and The Netherlands. Leading academics examine issues including the interface of HSWs with the health professions, regulatory practice risks, employment challenges and the dilemmas of an ageing population. Crucial future policy recommendations are also made for a world becoming increasingly dependent on HSWs.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Notes on Contributors
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Editors’ Overview
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- By Mike Saks, Mike Dent
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One - Introduction: Support Workers and the Health Professions
pp 1-14
- By Mike Saks
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Two - Health Professionals, Support Workers and the Precariat
pp 15-32
- By Mike Saks, Katherine Zagrodney
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Three - Unpaid Informal Carers: The ‘Shadow’ Workforce in Health Care
pp 33-58
- By A. Paul Williams, Janet M. Lum
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Four - The Management and Leadership of Support Workers
pp 59-78
- By Mike Dent
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Five - Regulation, Risk and Health Support Work
pp 79-100
- By Mike Saks, Judith Allsop
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Six - The Interface of Health Support Workers with the Allied Health Professions
pp 101-124
- By Susan Nancarrow
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Seven - Support Workers in Social Care: Between Social Work Professionals and Service Users
pp 125-142
- By Andreas Liljegren, Anna Dunér, Elisabeth Olin
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Eight - Health Professionals and Peer Support Workers in Mental Health Settings
pp 143-160
- By Aukje Leemeijer, Mirko Noordegraaf
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Nine - Complementary and Alternative Medicine as an Invisible Health Support Workforce
pp 161-182
- By Joana Almeida, Nelson Barros
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Ten - Personal Support Workers and the Labour Market
pp 183-204
- By Audrey Laporte, Adrian Rohit Dass, Whitney Berta, Raisa Deber, Katherine Zagrodney
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Eleven - The Role of Health Support Workers in the Ageing Crisis
pp 205-224
- By Miwako Hosoda
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Index
pp 225-231
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

Notes on Contributors
pp vi-viii

Editors’ Overview
pp ix-x

One - Introduction: Support Workers and the Health Professions
pp 1-14

Two - Health Professionals, Support Workers and the Precariat
pp 15-32

Three - Unpaid Informal Carers: The ‘Shadow’ Workforce in Health Care
pp 33-58

Four - The Management and Leadership of Support Workers
pp 59-78

Five - Regulation, Risk and Health Support Work
pp 79-100

Six - The Interface of Health Support Workers with the Allied Health Professions
pp 101-124

Seven - Support Workers in Social Care: Between Social Work Professionals and Service Users
pp 125-142

Eight - Health Professionals and Peer Support Workers in Mental Health Settings
pp 143-160

Nine - Complementary and Alternative Medicine as an Invisible Health Support Workforce
pp 161-182

Ten - Personal Support Workers and the Labour Market
pp 183-204

Eleven - The Role of Health Support Workers in the Ageing Crisis
pp 205-224

Index
pp 225-231

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