Care, communities and citizens
- Author:
- BARNES Marian
- Publisher:
- Longman
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 213p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Harlow
Looks at the policy of community care for disabled people and older people in the context of transformations in health and social care systems over the last decade. Focuses on the challenges presented to providers of services by users of services and examines the growth of user movements, the self-organisation of carers, and the voices of services users. Explores potential conflicts and differences in priorities which become evident when users and carers are enabled to contribute to policy and service development. Also looks at conceptual, policy and practice developments which need to be made of community care is to be experienced as an empowering service option.
- Subject terms:
- needs, older people, physical disabilities, policy formulation, service development, social policy, social care provision, user participation, user views, carers, community care, empowerment;
- ISBN print:
- 0 582 25129 x