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A sharing experience
- Author:
- HUMPHREYS Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Insight, 28.8.87, 1987, pp.11-13.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Publishing
Looks at the development of comprehensive community care services for the mentally handicapped in the Southwest. Concentrates on management structures and joint planning arrangements.
Mutual accord
- Author:
- DUFFY Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 16.4.92, 1992, p.27.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
The Southwark Consortium has been established to manage the provision of housing, health, and social services for people with learning disabilities leaving Darenth Park Hospital.
Plymouth and West Devon mental handicap strategy: an evaluation approach
- Author:
- MCBRIEN Judith
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 17(1), March 1989, pp.25-27.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Describes the work of evaluating services provided through a Joint Strategic Plan.
Integrating adults with mental handicaps into ordinary housing: the Thurlow Close Project
- Author:
- RAWLINSON S.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 17(1), March 1989, pp.17-22.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Describes sheltered warden - assisted bungalow scheme provided by a Housing Department and a Health Authority and the training programme provided.
Specialization without separation: combining health and social services provision for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- BURTON Mark, KELLAWAY Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 3(4), July 1995, pp.261-270.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Responsibility for services to people with learning disabilities has shifted back and forth between health and social services authorities over the years. A resolution to the problems of the split service which has been promoted is that of joint commissioning. However, in Manchester an alternative approach to collaboration has been developed; joint provision. Looks at how this has been established.
Changing places
- Author:
- COLLINS Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.6.92, 1992, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Relates research which has found community care for people with learning difficulties to be piecemeal, slow and lacking in trust and co-ordination between SSDs and the NHS.
Person to person
- Author:
- DUFFY Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 23.4.92, 1992, p.25.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
The Southwark Consortium manages delivery of care to people with mental disabilities and is responsible for all service contracts in the area; describes the structure which has been designed to ensure individual service.
Setting the wheels in motion
- Author:
- FRANCIS William
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.8.87, 1987, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at Somerset SSD's preparation for care in the community, which involves 'taking over' from the local Health Authority.
Making services mesh
- Author:
- FRANCIS William
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.8.87, 1987, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at Hillingdon SSD and HA who have merged services for the mentally handicapped.
Training needs of community staff: what do they want?
- Authors:
- RAYNES N.V., SUMPTON R.C.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 15(3), 1987, pp.95-97.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Analyses the results of a study of the training needs of staff working in different settings of a joint health and social services programme for mentally handicapped adults.