This fully revised and updated edition of Qualitative Research in Health Care offers a clear and accessible introduction to conducting and interpreting qualitative research, incorporating new examples, references and chapters relevant for a comprehensive introduction to the subject.

New chapters and references include:

• Synthesising qualitative research
  
• Secondary analysis of primary data
  
• Ethical issues
  
• Mixed research methods and integrating qualitative with quantitative techniques
  
• Consensus and other methods for eliciting public and professional views and preferences
  
• Conversation analysis