Title Commissioning and purchasing / Terry Bamford.

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London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Internet	WORLD WIDE WEB E-BOOK EBSCO	Downloadable
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Description	1 online resource (vii, 138 pages).
Series	Social work skills series ; 2
	Social work skills series ; 2.
Note	Published simultaneously in the USA and Canada.
	"Communitycare."
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-135) and index.
Note	Print version record.
Contents	Putting purchasing in context -- Case study: Choice -- Commissioning -- Case study: Feeding Mrs. Brown -- Meeting local needs -- Case study: Developing a commissioning plan -- Involving users and carers -- Case study: Conflicting rights -- Listening to users -- Case study: Better government for older people -- Direct payments -- Case study: Direct payments -- Care management -- Case study: Simple assessment -- Contracting -- Case study: Fairness to all -- Case study: Deciding on extensions -- Costs and prices -- Case study: Unit costs -- Case study: Cost effective care -- Purchasing quality care -- Next steps in Commissioning -- Activities.
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.
Local Note	EBSCOhost SocINDEX with Full Text
Subject	Social service -- Contracting out -- Great Britain.
	Human services -- Contracting out -- Great Britain.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services.
	Human services -- Contracting out. (OCoLC)fst00963373
	Social service -- Contracting out. (OCoLC)fst01123212
	Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Other Form:	Print version: Bamford, Terry. Commissioning and purchasing. London : Routledge, 2001 (DLC) 2001019966
ISBN	020326245X (electronic book)
	9780203262450 (electronic book)
	0203193954 (electronic book)
	041524742X (Cloth)
	0415247438 (Paper)
	9780415247429 (hardback)
	9780415247436 (paperback)
	9780203193952

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