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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784173103321

Autore

Beecham Jennifer

Titolo

Costs and outcomes in children's social care [[electronic resource] ] : messages from research / / Jennifer Beecham and Ian Sinclair ; foreword by Parmjit Dhanda

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pa., : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007

ISBN

1-280-92961-8

9786610929610

1-84642-566-2

Edizione

[1st paperback ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Collana

Costs and effectiveness of services for children in need

Altri autori (Persone)

SinclairIan <1938->

Disciplina

362.70941

Soggetti

Children - Services for - Great Britain

Social service - Great Britain - Costs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Introducing the report -- How the studies were done -- Delivering care services : the ideal and the reality -- Costs and the way they vary -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Care services for children depend on a limited supply of resources; it is vital that these are used to best effect. This book considers the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of these services and their contribution to children's well-being. This is an invaluable book for those professionals concerned with social care services for children.