Jon Glasby is Professor of Health and Social Care and Head of the School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham. A qualified social worker by background, he has been a board member of the Social Care Institute for Excellence, is NHS Non-Executive Director and sits on the Board of Birmingham Children’s Trust.

“Jon Glasby has successfully integrated a historical perspective and key analytical concepts to produce a text which is comprehensive and simple but not simplistic. A valuable introduction to this complex field.” Sally Richards, Oxford Brookes University

• Introduction: why health and social care matterPart 1: Structures and servicesHistory and structureFunding health and social careOrganising health and social carePart 2: People and practiceThe social context of health and social careBeing a professionalDelivering careShort summary and key messages

Jon Glasby is Professor of Health and Social Care and Head of the School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham. A qualified social worker by background, he has been a board member of the Social Care Institute for Excellence, is NHS Non-Executive Director and sits on the Board of Birmingham Children’s Trust.

“Jon Glasby has successfully integrated a historical perspective and key analytical concepts to produce a text which is comprehensive and simple but not simplistic. A valuable introduction to this complex field.” Sally Richards, Oxford Brookes University

• Introduction: why health and social care matterPart 1: Structures and servicesHistory and structureFunding health and social careOrganising health and social carePart 2: People and practiceThe social context of health and social careBeing a professionalDelivering careShort summary and key messages

Jon Glasby is Professor of Health and Social Care and Head of the School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham. A qualified social worker by background, he has been a board member of the Social Care Institute for Excellence, is NHS Non-Executive Director and sits on the Board of Birmingham Children’s Trust.

“Jon Glasby has successfully integrated a historical perspective and key analytical concepts to produce a text which is comprehensive and simple but not simplistic. A valuable introduction to this complex field.” Sally Richards, Oxford Brookes University

• Introduction: why health and social care matterPart 1: Structures and servicesHistory and structureFunding health and social careOrganising health and social carePart 2: People and practiceThe social context of health and social careBeing a professionalDelivering careShort summary and key messages