Commissioning and purchasing / Terry Bamford.
"This much needed guide to commissioning and purchasing in social care provides case studies, guidelines, and checklists to help readers to assess need, develop care plans and select suppliers of care. It clearly explains: * the reasons for the shift to commissioning and purchasing away from di...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2001.
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| Series: | Social work skills series ;
2. |
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| Online Access: | SocINDEX with Full Text |
| Summary: | "This much needed guide to commissioning and purchasing in social care provides case studies, guidelines, and checklists to help readers to assess need, develop care plans and select suppliers of care. It clearly explains: * the reasons for the shift to commissioning and purchasing away from direct provision * the distinction between commissioning and purchasing * how to ensure that the commissioning and purchasing process fully reflects the views of users and carers * contracts and tenders * costs and prices in relation to providing quality care * how safeguards can be built into the commissioning and purchasing process. This is a practical book that focuses on the practical skills required to deliver effective care. It has been written for social care students, frontline staff and their managers to help them through the process."--Publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record. Published simultaneously in the USA and Canada. |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic document (vii, 138 p.) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203193954 020326245X 113453924X 1134539258 128017854X 9780203193952 9780203262450 9781134539246 9781134539253 9781280178542 |