Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-226) and index
Individual survival and organizational life. Thinking about systems of care ; The gang in the organization ; Self and identity : defences against vulnerability ; The question of dependency ; The pursuit of common unhappiness -- The survival of the unfittest. The management challenge ; The isolation of care services ; Mediating between systems ; The case for integration ; Human nature and organizational change ; True and false relationship in health and social care ; The costs of care -- The personal and the professional. An Alzheimer's case study ; My unfaithful brain : a journey into Alzheimer's Disease / Anna Dartington (with Rebekah Pratt) ; Learning to live with dementia ; Two weeks in 2006 ; The realities of care ; Postscript : learning from experience -- Conclusions. Reflections on partnership : can we allow systems to care?