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Susan Pickard

Professor Susan Pickard
MA(Oxon) MSt (Oxon), MA (Manchester) PhD (Bristol), SFHEA

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2024

Gender and the double standard of ageing

Pickard, S. (2024). Gender and the double standard of ageing. In Research Handbook on the Sociology of Gender (pp. 165-176). Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781802206692.00020

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10.4337/9781802206692.00020
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The end of love: An exploration of gender, sexuality and the double standard of ageing in later life through the fiction of Doris Lessing

Pickard, S. (2024). The end of love: An exploration of gender, sexuality and the double standard of ageing in later life through the fiction of Doris Lessing. In Unknown Book (pp. 125-138). Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. doi:10.5040/9781350341449.ch-9

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10.5040/9781350341449.ch-9
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2023

The Gendered Nature of Age Wars: Talking about intergenerational conflict through the figure of the older woman.

Pickard, S. (2023). The Gendered Nature of Age Wars: Talking about intergenerational conflict through the figure of the older woman.. Generations Journal. Retrieved from https://generations.asaging.org/gendered-nature-age-wars

Journal article

What is the meaning of old age?

Pickard, S. (2023). What is the meaning of old age?. Retrieved from https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/

Internet publication

2022

Delaying Menopause, Buying Time? Positioning Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Transplantation Technologies for Delaying Menopause in the Context of Women's Embodied Reproductive Choice and Agency Across the Lifecourse

Pickard, S. (2022). Delaying Menopause, Buying Time? Positioning Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Transplantation Technologies for Delaying Menopause in the Context of Women's Embodied Reproductive Choice and Agency Across the Lifecourse. In Technologies of Reproduction Across the Lifecourse (pp. 67-81). Emerald Publishing Limited. doi:10.1108/978-1-80071-733-620221007

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10.1108/978-1-80071-733-620221007
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2021

Gender Issues in Age Studies

Pickard, S. (2021). Gender Issues in Age Studies. In Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging (pp. 1989-1997). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-22009-9_952

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10.1007/978-3-030-22009-9_952
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2020

On becoming a hag: Gender, ageing and abjection

Pickard, S. (2020). On becoming a hag: Gender, ageing and abjection. Feminist Theory, 21(2), 157-173. doi:10.1177/1464700119859751

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10.1177/1464700119859751
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2019

Embodying the gender regime

Pickard, S. (2019). Embodying the gender regime. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429434952-1

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10.4324/9780429434952-1
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Femininity and frailty through the life course

Pickard, S. (2019). Femininity and frailty through the life course. In Ageing, the Body and the Gender Regime (pp. 167-183). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429434952-11

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10.4324/9780429434952-11
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Ageing, the Body and the Gender Regime Health, Illness and Disease Across the Life Course

Pickard, S., & Robinson, J. (Eds.) (n.d.). Ageing, the Body and the Gender Regime. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429434952

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Old Age and the Neoliberal Life Course

Pickard, S. (2019). Old Age and the Neoliberal Life Course. In Interrogating the Neoliberal Lifecycle (pp. 215-234). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-00770-6_10

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10.1007/978-3-030-00770-6_10
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2018

GENDERING THIRD AND FOURTH AGE THEORIES: THE ROLE OF THE HAG

Pickard, S. (2018). GENDERING THIRD AND FOURTH AGE THEORIES: THE ROLE OF THE HAG. Innovation in Aging, 2(suppl_1), 285. doi:10.1093/geroni/igy023.1054

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10.1093/geroni/igy023.1054
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Age, Gender and Sexuality through the Life Course

Pickard, S. (2018). Age, Gender and Sexuality through the Life Course. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315720982

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10.4324/9781315720982
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Femininity and age, or, how time is not on our side Introduction

Pickard, S. (2018). Femininity and age, or, how time is not on our side Introduction. In AGE, GENDER AND SEXUALITY THROUGH THE LIFE COURSE: THE GIRL IN TIME (pp. 1-+). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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Imagining alternatives to the Girl in time Conclusion

Pickard, S. (2018). Imagining alternatives to the Girl in time Conclusion. In AGE, GENDER AND SEXUALITY THROUGH THE LIFE COURSE: THE GIRL IN TIME (pp. 161-171). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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Sex in time Sexual liberation - another stalled revolution

Pickard, S. (2018). Sex in time Sexual liberation - another stalled revolution. In AGE, GENDER AND SEXUALITY THROUGH THE LIFE COURSE: THE GIRL IN TIME (pp. 135-160). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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Structures of the female self

Pickard, S. (2018). Structures of the female self. In AGE, GENDER AND SEXUALITY THROUGH THE LIFE COURSE: THE GIRL IN TIME (pp. 55-75). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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The Girl in time Everyday time, time of life and the structures of femininity

Pickard, S. (2018). The Girl in time Everyday time, time of life and the structures of femininity. In AGE, GENDER AND SEXUALITY THROUGH THE LIFE COURSE: THE GIRL IN TIME (pp. 76-101). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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The rise and fall of the Girl in time

Pickard, S. (2018). The rise and fall of the Girl in time. In AGE, GENDER AND SEXUALITY THROUGH THE LIFE COURSE: THE GIRL IN TIME (pp. 26-54). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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The self through time Feminine plots through the life course

Pickard, S. (2018). The self through time Feminine plots through the life course. In AGE, GENDER AND SEXUALITY THROUGH THE LIFE COURSE: THE GIRL IN TIME (pp. 102-134). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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Time, Age, Change

Pickard, S. (n.d.). Time, Age, Change. Age, Culture, Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 3, 231-237. doi:10.7146/ageculturehumanities.v3i.130164

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10.7146/ageculturehumanities.v3i.130164
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2017

2016

Age Studies A Sociological Examination of How We Age and Are Aged Through the Life Course

Pickard, S. (2016). Age Studies: A Sociological Examination of How We Age and are Aged through the Life Course (First ed.). Sage Publications Ltd.

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Ordinary Medicine: Extraordinary Treatments, Longer Lives, and Where to Draw the Line

Pickard, S. (2016). Ordinary Medicine: Extraordinary Treatments, Longer Lives, and Where to Draw the Line. SOCIAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 29(3), 666-667. doi:10.1093/shm/hkw048

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10.1093/shm/hkw048
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Choice, Voice and the Structures of Accountability in the New NHS

Choice, Voice and the Structures of Accountability in the New NHS (2016). In Health Policy and Politics (pp. 89-100). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315586342-11

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10.4324/9781315586342-11
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2014

Biology as destiny? Rethinking embodiment in 'deep' old age

Pickard, S. (2014). Biology as destiny? Rethinking embodiment in 'deep' old age. AGEING & SOCIETY, 34(8), 1279-1291. doi:10.1017/S0144686X13000196

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10.1017/S0144686X13000196
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Frail bodies: geriatric medicine and the constitution of the fourth age

Pickard, S. (2014). Frail bodies: geriatric medicine and the constitution of the fourth age. Sociology of Health and Illness, 36(4), 549-563. doi:10.1111/1467-9566.12084

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10.1111/1467-9566.12084
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2013

A new political anatomy of the older body? An examination of approaches to illness in old age in primary care

Pickard, S. (2013). A new political anatomy of the older body? An examination of approaches to illness in old age in primary care. AGEING & SOCIETY, 33, 964-987. doi:10.1017/S0144686X12000293

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10.1017/S0144686X12000293
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2012

Knowing as practice: Self-care in the case of chronic multi-morbidities

Pickard, S., & Rogers, A. (2012). Knowing as practice: Self-care in the case of chronic multi-morbidities. SOCIAL THEORY & HEALTH, 10(2), 101-120. doi:10.1057/sth.2011.24

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10.1057/sth.2011.24
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Choice, voice and the structures of accountability in the new NHS

Pickard, S. (2012). Choice, voice and the structures of accountability in the new NHS. In Health Policy and Politics (pp. 75-86).

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2011

Health, illness and normality: The case of old age

Pickard, S. (2011). Health, illness and normality: The case of old age. BIOSOCIETIES, 6(3), 323-341. doi:10.1057/biosoc.2011.10

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10.1057/biosoc.2011.10
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Understanding professional partnerships and non-hierarchical organisation

Sheaff, R., Child, S., Schofield, J., Dowling, B., Pickard, S., & Mannion, R. (2011). Understanding professional partnerships and non-hierarchical organisation. London: NIHRSDO.

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2010

The role of governmentality in the establishment, maintenance and demise of professional jurisdictions: the case of geriatric medicine

Pickard, S. (2010). The role of governmentality in the establishment, maintenance and demise of professional jurisdictions: the case of geriatric medicine. SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS, 32(7), 1072-1086. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01256.x

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10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01256.x
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The 'Good Carer': Moral Practices in Late Modernity

Pickard, S. (2010). The 'Good Carer': Moral Practices in Late Modernity. SOCIOLOGY-THE JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, 44(3), 471-487. doi:10.1177/0038038510362482

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10.1177/0038038510362482
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2009

Is Evidence-Based Organizational Innovation in the NHS a Chimaera - Or Just Elusive?

Sheaff, R., Pickard, S., & Dowling, B. (2009). Is Evidence-Based Organizational Innovation in the NHS a Chimaera - Or Just Elusive?. SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION, 43(3), 290-310. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9515.2009.00662.x

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10.1111/j.1467-9515.2009.00662.x
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Impacts of case management for frail elderly people: a qualitative study

Sheaff, R., Boaden, R., Sargent, P., Pickard, S., Gravelle, H., Parker, S., & Roland, M. (2009). Impacts of case management for frail elderly people: a qualitative study. JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH & POLICY, 14(2), 88-95. doi:10.1258/jhsrp.2008.007142

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10.1258/jhsrp.2008.007142
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Governing Old Age: The 'Case Managed' Older Person

Pickard, S. (2009). Governing Old Age: The 'Case Managed' Older Person. SOCIOLOGY-THE JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, 43(1), 67-84. doi:10.1177/0038038508099098

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10.1177/0038038508099098
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Is evidence based organisational innovation in the NHS a chimaera - or just elusive?

Sheaff, R., Pickard, S., & Dowling, B. (2009). Is evidence based organisational innovation in the NHS a chimaera - or just elusive?. Social Policy and Administration, 43(2), 290-310.

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The Professionalization of General Practitioners with a Special Interest: Rationalization, Restratification and Governmentality

Pickard, S. (2009). The Professionalization of General Practitioners with a Special Interest: Rationalization, Restratification and Governmentality. SOCIOLOGY-THE JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, 43(2), 250-267. doi:10.1177/0038038508101164

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10.1177/0038038508101164
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2008

Choice, voice and the structures of accountability in the new NHS

Pickard, S. (2008). Choice, voice and the structures of accountability in the new NHS. In Health Policy and Politics (pp. 75-85).

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Moving specialist care into the community: an initial evaluation

Sibbald, B., Pickard, S., McLeod, H., Reeves, D., Mead, N., Gemmell, I., . . . Leese, B. (2008). Moving specialist care into the community: an initial evaluation. JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH & POLICY, 13(4), 233-239. doi:10.1258/jhsrp.2008.008049

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10.1258/jhsrp.2008.008049
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Governance structures and accountability in primary care

Dowling, B., Sheaff, R., & Pickard, S. (2008). Governance structures and accountability in primary care. PUBLIC MONEY & MANAGEMENT, 28(4), 215-222. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9302.2008.00647.x

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10.1111/j.1467-9302.2008.00647.x
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The Surveillance Gaze: a new paradigm for long-term care of older people in the UK NHS

Pickard, S. (2008). The Surveillance Gaze: a new paradigm for long-term care of older people in the UK NHS. In J. Garner, & T. Christiansen (Eds.), Social Sciences in Health Care and Medicine (pp. 1-31). New York: Nova Science.

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2007

Patient and carer perceptions of case management for long-term conditions

Sargent, P., Pickard, S., Sheaff, R., & Boaden, R. (2007). Patient and carer perceptions of case management for long-term conditions. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY, 15(6), 511-519. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2524.2007.00708.x

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10.1111/j.1365-2524.2007.00708.x
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Impact of case management (Evercare) on frail elderly patients: controlled before and after analysis of quantitative outcome data

Gravelle, H., Dusheiko, M., Sheaff, R., Sargent, P., Boaden, R., Pickard, S., . . . Roland, M. (2007). Impact of case management (Evercare) on frail elderly patients: controlled before and after analysis of quantitative outcome data. BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 334(7583), 31-34. doi:10.1136/bmj.39020.413310.55

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10.1136/bmj.39020.413310.55
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2006

Exit, voice, governance and user-responsiveness: The case of English primary care trusts

Pickard, S., Sheaff, R., & Dowling, B. (2006). Exit, voice, governance and user-responsiveness: The case of English primary care trusts. SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE, 63(2), 373-383. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.12.016

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10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.12.016
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2004

Soft governance and attitudes to clinical quality in English general practice.

Sheaff, R., Sibbald, B., Campbell, S., Roland, M., Marshall, M., Pickard, S., . . . Halliwell, S. (2004). Soft governance and attitudes to clinical quality in English general practice.. Journal of health services research & policy, 9(3), 132-138. doi:10.1258/1355819041403295

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10.1258/1355819041403295
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Governmentality by network in English primary healthcare

Sheaff, R., Marshall, M., Rogers, A., Roland, M., Sibbald, B., & Pickard, S. (2004). Governmentality by network in English primary healthcare. SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION, 38(1), 89-103. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9515.2004.00378.x

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10.1111/j.1467-9515.2004.00378.x
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2003

User responsiveness in health care

Pickard, S. (2003). User responsiveness in health care. QUALITY & SAFETY IN HEALTH CARE, 12(6), 403-404. doi:10.1136/qhc.12.6.403

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10.1136/qhc.12.6.403
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A subtle governance: 'soft' medical leadership in English primary care

Sheaff, R., Rogers, A., Pickard, S., Marshall, M., Campbell, S., Sibbald, B., . . . Roland, M. (2003). A subtle governance: 'soft' medical leadership in English primary care. SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH & ILLNESS, 25(5), 408-428. doi:10.1111/1467-9566.00352

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10.1111/1467-9566.00352
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Challenging professional roles: Lay carers' involvement in health care in the community

Pickard, S., Jacobs, S., & Kirk, S. (2003). Challenging professional roles: Lay carers' involvement in health care in the community. SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION, 37(1), 82-96. doi:10.1111/1467-9515.00325

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10.1111/1467-9515.00325
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2002

User involvement in clinical governance.

Pickard, S., Marshall, M., Rogers, A., Sheaff, R., Sibbald, B., Campbell, S., . . . Roland, M. (2002). User involvement in clinical governance.. Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, 5(3), 187-198. doi:10.1046/j.1369-6513.2002.00175.x

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10.1046/j.1369-6513.2002.00175.x
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A qualitative study of the cultural changes in primary care organisations needed to implement clinical governance

Marshall, M., Sheaff, R., Rogers, A., Campbell, S., Halliwell, S., Pickard, S., . . . Roland, M. (2002). A qualitative study of the cultural changes in primary care organisations needed to implement clinical governance. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE, 52(481), 641-645. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

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Comparing and contrasting the role of family carers and nurses in the domestic health care of frail older people

Pickard, S., & Glendinning, C. (2002). Comparing and contrasting the role of family carers and nurses in the domestic health care of frail older people. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY, 10(3), 144-150. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2524.2002.00352.x

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10.1046/j.1365-2524.2002.00352.x
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Implementing clinical governance in English primary care groups/trusts: reconciling quality improvement and quality assurance

Campbell, S. M., Sheaff, R., Sibbald, B., Marshall, M. N., Pickard, S., Gask, L., . . . Roland, M. O. (2002). Implementing clinical governance in English primary care groups/trusts: reconciling quality improvement and quality assurance. QUALITY & SAFETY IN HEALTH CARE, 11(1), 9-14. doi:10.1136/qhc.11.1.9

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10.1136/qhc.11.1.9
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Public service responsiveness to users' demands and needs: Theory, practice and primary healthcare in England

Sheaff, R., Pickard, S., & Smith, K. (2002). Public service responsiveness to users' demands and needs: Theory, practice and primary healthcare in England. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 80(3), 435-452. doi:10.1111/1467-9299.00312

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10.1111/1467-9299.00312
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Some National Service Frameworks are more equal than others: Implementing clinical governance for mental health in primary care groups and trusts

Rogers, A., Campbell, S., Gask, L., Sheaff, R., Marshall, M., Halliwell, S., & Pickard, S. (2002). Some National Service Frameworks are more equal than others: Implementing clinical governance for mental health in primary care groups and trusts. Journal of Mental Health, 11(2), 199-212. doi:10.1080/2-09638230020023589

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10.1080/2-09638230020023589
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2001

Caring for a relative with dementia: The perceptions of carers and CPNs

Pickard, S., & Glendinning, C. (2001). Caring for a relative with dementia: The perceptions of carers and CPNs. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 2(4), 3-11. doi:10.1108/14717794200100024

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10.1108/14717794200100024
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2000

Health care professionals' support for older carers

Pickard, S., Shaw, S., & Glendinning, C. (2000). Health care professionals' support for older carers. AGEING & SOCIETY, 20, 725-744. doi:10.1017/S0144686X01007991

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10.1017/S0144686X01007991
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1999

Primary care groups and NHS rationing: Implications of the Child B case

Pickard, S., & Sheaff, R. (1999). Primary care groups and NHS rationing: Implications of the Child B case. HEALTH CARE ANALYSIS, 7(1), 37-56. doi:10.1023/A:1009412406958

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10.1023/A:1009412406958
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Co-ordinated care for older people with dementia

Pickard, S. (1999). Co-ordinated care for older people with dementia. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 13(4), 345-354. doi:10.3109/13561829909010380

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10.3109/13561829909010380
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1998

Citizenship and consumerism in health care: A critique of citizens' juries

Pickard, S. (1998). Citizenship and consumerism in health care: A critique of citizens' juries. SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION, 32(3), 226-244. doi:10.1111/1467-9515.00100

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10.1111/1467-9515.00100
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1997

Paradoxes of GP fundholding: Contracting for community health services in the British National Health Service

Williams, G., Flynn, R., & Pickard, S. (1997). Paradoxes of GP fundholding: Contracting for community health services in the British National Health Service. SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE, 45(11), 1669-1678. doi:10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00101-9

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10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00101-9
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The Future Organization of Community Health Councils

Pickard, S. (1997). The Future Organization of Community Health Councils. Social Policy & Administration, 31(3), 274-289. doi:10.1111/1467-9515.00056

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10.1111/1467-9515.00056
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1995

LOCAL VOICES IN AN INTERNAL MARKET - THE CASE OF COMMUNITY-HEALTH SERVICES

PICKARD, S., WILLIAMS, G., & FLYNN, R. (1995). LOCAL VOICES IN AN INTERNAL MARKET - THE CASE OF COMMUNITY-HEALTH SERVICES. SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION, 29(2), 135-149. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9515.1995.tb00459.x

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10.1111/j.1467-9515.1995.tb00459.x
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1994

LIFE AFTER A DEATH - THE EXPERIENCE OF BEREAVEMENT IN SOUTH WALES

PICKARD, S. (1994). LIFE AFTER A DEATH - THE EXPERIENCE OF BEREAVEMENT IN SOUTH WALES. AGEING AND SOCIETY, 14, 191-217. doi:10.1017/S0144686X00000313

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10.1017/S0144686X00000313
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