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A lesson from the dying
- Author:
- McMILLAN S.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 27.10.88, 1988, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
How sufferers from Motor Neurone Disease are supported by the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
Moral distress in residential child care
- Author:
- McMILLAN Neil
- Journal article citation:
- Ethics and Social Welfare, 14(1), 2020, pp.52-64.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
Neoliberalism has ushered in a rise in managerialism, technocracy and bureaucratisation in residential child care where economy, efficiency, and effectiveness have been prioritised over the moral imperative to care. One implication has been the commodification of children who are traded in a culture of procurement and commissioning compounded by a climate of austerity, and where moral regulation has been replaced by contractual regulation. The impact of this upon the care that children receive has raised concern. The impact upon frontline carers of intractable moral challenges which this climate presents in their role of caring each day is less well understood. The naming of an experience can provide an important starting place to understanding and challenging it. This article draws upon the phenomenon of ‘moral distress’, which is well documented in the medical field, and considers the transferability of this phenomenon from nursing to residential child care. It proposes that moral distress discourse may provide a language to residential child care workers through which their experience of the betrayal of the moral fabric of their work may be articulated. (Publisher abstract)
Participation: its impact on services and the people who use them
- Author:
- McMILLAN Gail
- Publisher:
- IRISS
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 18
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This summary identifies evidence on what participation means and how it encourages practice to encompass consultation, engagement, co-design and co-production. It also looks at evidence of impact and draws out implications for practice. The report uses participation to mean instances where people who use services, carers and relatives of those who use services and the general public, have been involved in developing health and social care at service and strategic levels. The evidence summary concludes that using participation approaches within health and social care was positive overall where most reported either health or economic outcomes, and only a small number of projects reported social outcomes. Co-production methods such as peer support, volunteering and co-delivery of services were generally beneficial, particularly for more efficient use of services and cost savings. It found most of the evidence for impact in the health sector. (Edited publisher abstract)
It's good to talk
- Author:
- McMILLAN Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 15(2), March/April 2015, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
To help to make talking therapies more accessible to people with learning disabilities and mental health issues Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust launched the TLC service, a therapeutic service for Greenwich residents with learning disabilities in July 2013. From launch to the end of 2014 the service received over 50 referrals. This article explains how the service helped one 21-year-old who was unemployed and was also experiencing severe anxiety. (Edited publisher abstract)
On your bike
- Author:
- McMILLAN Ian A.
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 14(4), July/August 2014, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The Cycling for All project in Kent give people with learning disabilities a chance to improve their physical health. It is based at Cyclopart, a charity run on behalf of Kent County Council and other bodies. The facility has an oval track used by the Cycling for All clients. Many of those using the service have been referred by the physiotherapy services. (Original abstract)
Boogie wonderland
- Author:
- McMILLAN Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 13(3), May/June 2013, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
An innovative dance project for adults with severe learning disabilities has resulted in great benefits for its participants. For nine weeks, weekly 90-minute dance sessions were run by Bromley-based dance company Magpie Dance at an Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in southeast London. A group of 25 adults with complex learning disabilities participated. The initiative aimed to develop participants' confidence and self-esteem, whilst stimulating communication. An evaluation was completed by the psychology service based at Oxleas' based on 20 participants' using staff questionnaires and focus groups with participants. Feedback from the healthcare workers who attended the sessions found that 11 of the 20 participants' self-esteem improved. (Original abstract)
Communicating through dance
- Author:
- McMILLAN Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 26(2), 2013, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
The Magpie Dance is a group composed of both children and adults with learning disabilities which works in areas of south London and Kent. This article explains how the group has been working with people with learning disabilities at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. The project began by running two weekly sessions for people with learning disabilities who attended residential and day care services. The article explains how the sessions were organised and how they helped to build trust and relationships between staff and service users. Magpie Dance are also working with Oxleas psychology department who are undertaking a service evaluation of the first nine weeks of the programme. (Original abstract)
Everybody included
- Author:
- McMILLAN Ian A.
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 13(1), January/February 2013, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Inclusive sports sessions can give young people with learning disabilities the opportunity to try out different activities and also take part in physiotherapy. ‘Summer Sports Taster Days’, developed by the physiotherapy team at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, were held twice weekly during July and August at 2 council-run leisure centres in Liverpool. The scheme aimed to give young people aged 8-18 years the chance to participate in games and other activities over the summer holidays. It was attended by 11 young people with a range of conditions, including muscular dystrophy, cardiopulmonary problems, and Down’s syndrome. Non-disabled brothers and sisters were also invited along to the scheme, giving the whole family a break from everyday routine. Activities ranged from sports such as basketball and gymnastics for the more able youngsters to imaginative and fun physiotherapy exercises.
Wellbeing through woodwork
- Author:
- McMILLAN Ian A.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, September 2011, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article describes the development of the ‘Men in Sheds’ project, which Age UK Cheshire launched in pilot form in early 2009 in the village of Hartford, near Northwich. Thanks to a 3-year £493,000 Big Lottery fund grant, 3 new projects opened early in 2011 in Chester, Crewe, and Ellesmere Port, and others outside of Cheshire are in the pipeline. The project is aimed at isolated older men, a section of the population that often misses out when daytime activities in the community are planned. It was prompted by the realisation that many lifelong learning classes aimed at older people are women-dominated. The project aims to help men meet up and socialise in an informal atmosphere. Activities vary according to the men’s inclinations, and have included renovating a canal narrowboat and making a telephone box for a children’s nursery. Although the focus is not specifically on dealing with mental health problems, a number of the members do have a mental health diagnosis such as long-term depression.
Creative ways of working in mental health
- Author:
- McMILLAN Ian A.
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 167, July 2011, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Incorporating creativity into mental health practice can be therapeutic both for mental health service users and providers. The author highlights a number of creative initiatives. These include 'Largactyl Shuffle' walks organised by CoolTan Arts, a Camberwell-based mental health and arts charity; and Nordoff Robbins, a music charity dedicated to transforming the lives of vulnerable children and adults.