This new textbook opens up the policy-making process for students, uncovering how
government decisions around health are really made. Starting from more traditional insights …

This article contributes to sociological debates about trends in the power and status of
medical professionals, focussing on claims that deferent patient relations are giving way to a …

This article analyses charity shop volunteering in the UK as an instance of individual
commitment towards organizations devoted to combating suffering. Drawing on semi …

Embora predominem as aplicações técnico/tecnológicas na assistência à saúde como
parâmetro e qualificação das ações de cuidado cresce a valorização de uma atenção que …

While the limits of rational-calculative approaches for healthcare decision-making, alongside
institutional forms of ritual, routines and hope employed to deal with these limits, were …

Background The modern hospice movement is often recognised as a social movement.
However, such understanding is primarily based on historic reflection and this approach has …

Over the course of the last decades, the post-socialist societies have been enduring high
levels of mental distress, while reporting relatively low treatment rates, which suggests a …

In the wake of the Francis Report, a public conversation has arisen in England about the
place of compassion within healthcare settings, particularly regarding the causes of failures …

Background The modern hospice movement is often recognised as a social movement.
However, such understanding is primarily based on historic re ection and this approach has …

Background Since the concept of end of life care was first introduced in the late 80's in Hong
Kong (Chan, 2002) and Taiwan (Glass et al, 2010), research interests examining the …