L ist of abbreviations; Notes on the authors; Introduction; 1 Transplanted roots: where the innovation came from; 2 Fertile ground? The organisational milieux of the treatment centres; 3 Taking up the challenge: localmotives for the innovation; 4 The impact of the wider policy context; 5 Achieving the goals? How and why the treatment centres evolved; 6 Improving practice? Evidence of innovative ways of working; 7 Summary and conclusions:making sense of what happened; 8 Implications for policy, practice and research; Appendix 1 Early definitions of a treatment centre
Appendix 2 The study design and methodsReferences; Index
Summary
A highly readable account of how and why NHS treatment centres evolved with practical lessons based on case study research
