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Health is not the same as the absence of disease, but a capacity or strength for a meaningful life. Positive healthcare emphasizes the possibilities and strengths of patients instead of their limitations. Bannink and Jansen’s concept combines the traditional medical model with the solution-focused approach, which focuses on what works for this patient, at this moment, in this context. Solution-focused working invites patients to think differently, to describe their desired future, to notice changes and to make progress. This makes healthcare more effective and also lighter and more fun for both patients and healthcare providers.

This is the second edition of Positive healthcare. The authors have used experiences from their training courses and feedback from readers and participants in their training courses. They have also added some new applications.

The many applications and examples make this edition a practical book for all healthcare professionals who are looking for a more positive view of their work and more fun in their collaboration with patients and employees.

Positive healthcare is the first book in the Netherlands – and beyond – that shows how solution-focused working takes shape in combination with the medical model. Many readers and training participants have gone before you. Don’t wait for change to come; be the change yourself.