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The streetwise clinic: an integrated approach to the assessment of substance use and misuse in young people
- Authors:
- BLENNERHASSETT Richard, GILVARRY Eilish
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 127, June 1996, p.4.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
The use of alcohol and illicit drugs in childhood and adolescence is an increasing focus of concern in our society. Substance use and misuse among the young may be associated with a wide range of problems, but services for the assessment and treatment of this group remain fragmentary in nature. The article describes the experience of developing a specialist clinic in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for the young drug user.
Primary care: opportunities and threats: broader teamwork in primary care
- Authors:
- KENDRICK Tony, HILTON Sean
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 1.3.97, 1996, pp.672-675.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Discusses the possible opportunities for general practices to extend and develop their services with the new white papers on primary care. Outlines two examples of new services: a practice led proposal to develop an integrated service for people with learning disability across a whole district, and a community health trust's contribution to extend primary care in an inner city area.
All change? The role and tasks of community occupational therapists in Scotland
- Authors:
- STALKER Kirsten, JONES Chris, RITCHIE Pete
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 59(3), March 1996, pp.104-108.
- Publisher:
- Sage
In November 1994, the Scottish Office commissioned a short study of occupational therapy in Scotland. It aimed to examine the structure, scale and outputs of the service and the role of occupational therapy in the context of community care. This article discusses their findings which indicate the need for occupational therapists to become better integrated within community care teams, for more authorities to consider developing a unitary workforce straddling social services and health agencies, and for the deployment of occupational therapists to a wider and more imaginative range of settings.
The development of a computerized information system for integrated home care in the Netherlands
- Author:
- VERKAAR Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Computers in Human Services, 12(3/4), 1996, pp.273-287.
- Publisher:
- Howarth Press
Looks at GIRST, a computerised information system integrated home care services developed by the Netherlands Institute of Care and Welfare (NIZW). The system is not focused on managerial issues but on the information needs and concerns of those who provide the care. GIRST has four modules which correspond to the different stages of providing home care: care coordination; care allocation; care in practice; and care evaluation. This article describes and explains the process of developing GIRST and discusses the role of different organisations in the development process.