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Apologies for cross-posting ********************* The Policy Press has just published a new book: Towards the emancipation of patients: Patients' experiences and the patient movement by Charlotte Williamson OBE. I am sure that it will be of interest to members of this list. "Scholarly, empathetic and written in plain English, this definitive commentary on patient emancipation is a 'must have' for anyone interested in patients and their wellbeing." Sir Donald Irvine, Chairman of Picker Institute Europe and former President of the General Medical Council "The author is clearly very well informed and a practiced communicator. The book has a clear theoretical thrust and is well-illustrated from personal and researched experiences of the 'patient movement'." Graham Scambler, Professor of Medical Sociology, Director, Centre for Sociological Theory and Research on Health, UCL Medical School "Charlotte Williamson is exceptionally well qualified to write about radical patients' movements. I hope her book will encourage patient groups to gain new confidence and authority, and healthcare policy makers, managers and practitioners to find new ways of working with patients to improve health services." Professor Priscilla Alderson, Institute of Education, University of London Combining new academic theory with rich empirical evidence, the author explains how looking at healthcare from an emancipatory perspective could improve its quality as patients experience it. It is currently available on our website with a 20% discount, for more information please see: http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847427441. With best wishes, Claire Claire Sollars, Marketing Executive The Policy Press, Fourth Floor, Beacon House, Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1QU t: +44 (0)117 331 4096 f: +44 (0)117 331 4093 w: <http://www.policypress.co.uk> www.policypress.co.uk ****************************************************** New from The Policy Press: UNDERSTANDING THEORIES AND CONCEPTS IN SOCIAL POLICY Ruth Lister Series: <http://www.policypress.co.uk/series_results.asp?ds=Understanding%20Welfare: %20Social%20Issues,%20Policy%20and%20Practice%20series&sf1=series_exact&st1= UNDERSTANDINGWELFARESOCIALISSUESPOLICYANDPRACTICESERIES> Understanding Welfare For further details visit http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781861347930 ****************************************************** Follow us on <http://twitter.com/policypress> Twitter and <http://policypress.wordpress.com/> visit our blog PS. Please consider the environment before printing this email