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Description for Futurecare
Paperback. Identifying anticipated future healthcare needs and planning and how to meet them is a challenge. This book provides insight for those concerned in the development of health and care buildings and environments, and examines the core issues which are driving change. It also looks at innovation in caring environments for older people. Num Pages: 192 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMG; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Health care in the developed world is in the throws of radical change. Primary health care is having to become more cost effective, large scale hospitals may become a thing of the past and the increasing needs of a growing population will need to be catered for. These are just a few of the issues. Health and care planners, together with architects and designers, need to ensure that what they plan for today will not be redundant in the near future. This book looks at development and design needs across the whole range of health and care facilities.
Health care in the developed world is in the throws of radical change. Primary health care is having to become more cost effective, large scale hospitals may become a thing of the past and the increasing needs of a growing population will need to be catered for. These are just a few of the issues. Health and care planners, together with architects and designers, need to ensure that what they plan for today will not be redundant in the near future. This book looks at development and design needs across the whole range of health and care facilities.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780632035779
SKU
V9780632035779
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Valins
Martin S. Valins BA(Hons), DipArch., RIBA, a founding Director of Care Design Group, London, UK, is Director of Research at Reese Lower Patrick & Scott Architects Ltd, Pennsylvania, USA. Derek Salter DipArch. (Oxford), RIBA, is a founding Director of Care Design Group, London and Director of Salmon Speed Architects, London, UK.
Reviews for Futurecare
"The...18 Chapters...are easy to read, thoughtful and thought provoking. There is breadth of vision shown by all contributors." "Healthcare reform, day surgery and long-term care are among areas discussed, with reference to change. A future model of 'a seamless continuum of care, void of walls and barriers' is predicted, and the scope, efficiency and quality of operation and services is ... Read more