Nursing and Collaborative Practice

Benny Goodman is now an independent scholar having retired from his position as lecturer in Adult Nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Plymouth University. He qualified as a Registered General Nurse in the 1980′s following graduation with a BSc Sociology and Politics. He writes on topics such as sustainability, climate change and health but always within a socio-political framework. He is author and co-author of two other Learning Matters books: Collaborative Practice and Sociology and Psychology in Nursing. Current interests include the socio-political role of the nurse.Ruth Clemow is Departmental Manager, Adult Health at Buckinghamshire New University. She is also Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Health Science and Practice) Subject Advisor and Key Contact for Nursing and Interprofessional Education. She has many years of varied experience in acute and community settings as a registered nurse and has worked in Higher Education since 2000.

• IntroductionWorking with Other PeopleThe Context: History and PolicyThe Elements of Working Together: Structure, Process and CultureInterprofessional Working: The Doctor-Nurse Relationship and Collaborative PracticeTeamworkUnderstanding People, Understanding YourselfInterprofessional Education for Collaborative Practice

"This book is an excellent resource for students trying to understand how health care is delivered in Britain today"- Lecturer, Edge Hill University