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Development of services for people with a mental handicap or mental illness in Northern Ireland: first report prepared pursuant to Section 10 of the Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1989
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health and Social Services
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 11p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986: fifth report on the development of services for people with learning disabilities (mental handicap) or mental illness in England
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Development of services for people with learning disabilities (mental handicap) or mental illness in England: fourth report prepared pursuant to section 11 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Mentally incapacitated and other vulnerable adults: public law protection
- Author:
- LAW COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 94p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out provisional proposals for the establishment of a new integrated 'public law' jurisdiction, in which decisions relating both to the personal care and to the financial affairs of people with mental health problems and other vulnerable people could be made.
Development of services for people with a mental handicap or mental illness in Wales: third report prepared pursuant to section 11 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 10p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Mentally incapacitated adults and decision making: a new jurisdiction
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Law Commission
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 124p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at gaps in the existing law and makes proposals for change.
Opportunities for change: a new direction for nursing people with learning disabilities; a discussion paper
- Author:
- SINES David
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 26p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Discussion document on the ways in which nursing skills could be further developed and delivered to people with learning difficulties following the implementation of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990.
Services for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour or mental health needs: report of a project group
- Authors:
- MANSELL J.L., (chair)
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 45p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Defines the client group involved, looks at their needs, and goes on to examine 4 examples of model service provision. Includes a section on guidance for commissioners.
The informability guide
- Author:
- GREGORY Wendy
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Central Office of Information
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 32p.,illus.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guide to Informability, the term coined by the COI to describe the principle of ensuring that information is made accessible to as wide an audience as possible. Contains sections on information provision to: people with literacy problems; people who are deaf or hard of hearing; people with visual handicaps; people who are deaf-blind; people with learning difficulties; and older people. Also contains sections on useful media, including print and broadcast media, and media under development such as CD-I and CD-ROM.
Community care: findings from Department of Health funded research 1988-1992
- Editor:
- ROBBINS Diana
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 413p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains 6 chapters: managing and delivering services; elderly people; informal care and carers; mental health; learning disabilities; and physical disabilities and sensory impairment. Also contains a section on HIV/AIDS and substance misuse.