Download or read book Advocacy in Health Care written by Kevin Teasdale and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1998-08-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advocacy in Health Care presents a research-based framework for advocacy that can be used as a guide to everyday clinical practice. It discusses how to speak out on behalf of patients and clients as well as how to empower them to speak out for themselves. The main themes are illustrated with case-study examples from general hospitals and community settings, as well as from the fields of learning disabilities and mental health. This book will appeal to students, qualified professionals and independent advocates working with patients and clients within the health-care system, including nurses, doctors, social workers and those in professions allied to medicine.