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Against domestic violence: inter-agency initiatives
- Authors:
- HAGUE Gill, MALOS Ellen, DEAR Wendy
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. School for Advanced Urban Studies
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 44p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Report of a research project studying multidisciplinary services and inter agency working in cases of violence in the home.
Local government decentralisation: an idea whose time has come?
- Authors:
- GASTER Lucy, O'TOOLE Mo
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. School for Advanced Urban Studies
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Booklet based on a short course held at SAUS on decentralisation in local government. Includes sections on: values and objectives for decentralisation; devolved decision making; the impact of contract culture; and decentralised forms of service delivery.
The gypsy and the state: the ethnic cleansing of British society
- Authors:
- HAWES Derek, PEREZ Barbara
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. School for Advanced Urban Studies
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 172p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Examines public policy and planning issues for gypsies and travellers in the context of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
Adaptations: finding ways to say yes
- Author:
- HEYWOOD Frances
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. School for Advanced Urban Studies
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 138p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Report designed to give encouragement and practical ideas to those who are involved in carrying out adaptations and the administration, in particular, of the disabled facilities grant. Aims to suggest ways of getting adaptations done in the most satisfactory way from the user's point of view. Includes sections on: the centrality of the user; assessing demand and securing resources; the home adaptation process; sources of funding; cooperation between agencies; the role of home improvement agencies; interpreting the legislation; occupational therapists; practical problems and reducing delays; specific user groups; and the alternative of rehousing.
Policy and change
- Editors:
- SMITH Randall, RAISTRICK Jane
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. School for Advanced Urban Studies
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 450p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Collection of papers drawing together recent research into changes in social policy over the last 10 years. Examines both the pressures for change and the impact that it has had on major policy areas. Chapters focus on urban policy, health and social care, housing, and labour markets. Also looks at: management in the public sector; quality and decentralisation; the changing role of the non-profit sector; information technology and organisational change; quasi-markets and social policy; privatisation and quasi-markets; the NHS and health care expenditure; user empowerment and older people; the housing market; and the Social Charter and Europeanisation of employment and social policy.
Quasi-markets in the welfare state: the emerging findings
- Editors:
- BARTLETT Will, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. School for Advanced Urban Studies
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 297p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
The introduction of quasi-markets and competition has led to fundamental changes in the delivery of welfare services in the UK. This book presents the latest evidence on the effects of these changes on health, education and community care.
Working together for better community care
- Authors:
- SMITH Randall, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. School of Advanced Urban Studies
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 250p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Examines in detail 6 community care projects which use imaginative and innovative approaches to the planning, management and delivery of care services. Highlights how effective working together between provider and purchaser organisations, between health, housing and social care agencies, and between professionals and users and carers is fundamental to good quality services. Looks at empowerment, equal opportunities and quality of care in each project.
Power on the back benches: the growth of select committee influence
- Author:
- HAWES Derek
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. School for Advanced Urban Studies
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 256p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Looks in depth at the committee system and offers a wide ranging account of its development and relationship to other aspects of the policy process. Includes detailed case studies based on Environment Committee reports.
User empowerment and the reform of community care: a study of early implementation in four localities
- Authors:
- HOYES Lesley, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. School for Advanced Urban Studies
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 52p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Reports on the 1st phase of an evaluation project examining the community care reforms in relation to user and care involvement and empowerment.
Organisational change and political will: a study of decentralisation and democratisation in Harlow
- Author:
- GASTER Lucy
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. School of Advanced Urban Studies
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 152p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
An account of decentralisation in action, charting the process of organisational change, the development of a new culture, and the key role of elected councillors over the first 18 months of implementation.