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The business of caring: King's Fund inquiry into care services for older people in London
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Janice, BANKS Penny
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 177p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Concerns about the care system for older people have been commonplace in recent years. Aware of these concerns, the King's Fund established an Inquiry into the way in which care services are provided for older people in London. Drawing on the experience of older people and their carers, care staff and managers, regulators, and commissioners, the year-long Inquiry concluded that there are major shortcomings in the current care system that disadvantage older people and their carers. This report of their findings calls for investment in market development, reform of social policies and mobilisation of more public and private resources.
Carers: making the connections
- Author:
- BANKS Penny
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 6(6), December 1998, pp.240-245.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Looks at how the development of a national strategy for carers underlines the importance of making the connections between all the different policies which impinge on carers. Explains how this needs to be mirrored at a local level, where there are some moves to embed support to carers within mainstream health and social services. Argues that achieving positive change for carers needs not only more coherence about carers' relationship with the whole system of care, but also better ways of monitoring services.
Making a positive impact for carers
- Author:
- BANKS Penny
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 3(3), March 1997, pp.23-25.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Building on the work of the first King's Fund project, the new Carers Impact Programme includes ambitious plans for advice, demonstration projects and an invitation to every health and local authority to join a national Carers Impact Network. The author describes the plans to "keep carers' needs on the agenda".
Quality services for carers
- Author:
- BANKS Penny
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 6(2), December 1999, pp.21-23.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
The Government will be introducing national standards for carer support services to which all local authority and health authority services will be expected to comply. Chair of the quality standards steering group, King's Fund, describes some of the key features of the new standards and stresses that although they have been drafted primarily for carer services they will also apply to mainstream statutory services, such as hospitals, GPs, nursing, housing and homecare.
The carers compass: directions for improving support to carers
- Authors:
- BANKS Penny, CHEESEMAN Colin, MAGGS Sarah
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A product of Carers Impact 1996-1999, a national development programme working to improve support to carers, indented for NHS commissioners and mangers, working in partnership with local authorities, voluntary organisations, independent providers and carers. In spite of good work across the country by the NHS to support carers, evidence shows this is often patchy and uncoordinated. This booklet
Quality services for carers
- Author:
- BANKS Penny
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 4(1), January 2000, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Government will be introducing national standards for carer support services to which all local authority and health authority services will be expected to comply. The author, chair of the quality standards steering group, King's Fund, describes some of the key features of the new standards and stresses that although they have been drafted primarily for carer services they will also apply to mainstream statutory services, such as hospitals, GPs, nursing, housing and home care.
Caring about carers: a new direction?
- Author:
- BANKS Penny
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 7(3), June 1999, pp.3-6.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Looks at how the first national strategy for carers promises a new direction and new emphasis in policy, with measures which will enhance the quality of life for all carers. The strategy attempts to address the current gap between policy and carers' experience, but many questions remain about its coherence with other policies and implementation locally. Suggests criteria for evaluating the success of the strategy and its impact on carers.
Carer support: time for a change of direction; a policy discussion paper
- Author:
- BANKS Penny
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 19p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Paper describing the current situation regarding support for carers, in the context of the new health and social care agenda. Suggests what needs to be considered as national and local policies are developed and implemented. Draws on the work of the Carers Impact development programme based at the King's Fund.
Taking action to support carers: a Carers Impact guide for commissioners and managers
- Authors:
- BANKS Penny, CHEESEMAN Colin
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 73p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Practical guide aiming to help commissioners and managers from the NHS, local government, voluntary and independent sectors improve local support to carers in line with the National Strategy for Carers. Uses the experience of the Carers Impact Programme to pose questions about commissioning and managing services which are designed to help joint working and individual agencies move from planning to developing better support for carers. Gives examples from nineteen projects to illustrate how different areas have moved forward in working in partnership with carers.