Care in the Iron Cage

This book explores two public sector scandals in the UK, drawing on Max Weber's thought on 'the iron cage' to understand how these cases of patient-neglect in NHS hospitals and failures by police and social workers to address the organised sexual exploitation of young girls occurred.

Rowena Slope is a Senior Lecturer in adult nursing based in the UK. Her clinical experience includes working as an Emergency Nurse in an Emergency Department while her doctorate analysed handover communication between prehospital and hospital receiving staff.

Introduction Chapter 1 - Life, Times and Works of Max Weber (1864-1920) Chapter 2 - Relevant applications of Max Weber's work Chapter 3 - New managerialism at Mid Staffordshire and Rotherham Chapter 4 - Professional indoctrination Chapter 5 - Regulatory compromise Chapter 6 - Acts of Violence Chapter 7 - Human Fragility Chapter 8 - Sensory deprivation Chapter 9 - Going forward Chapter 10 - Conclusion Chapter 11 - Covid-19 afterword