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Leaving hospital in Northern Ireland: a study of the effects of care in the community for former long-stay patients discharged from psychiatric and mental handicap hospitals in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY. Health and Health Care Research Unit, UNIVERSITY OF KENT. Personal Social Services Research Unit, UNIT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR PSYCHIATRY
- Publisher:
- Queen's University. Health and Health Care Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 40p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Non-technical report from an on-going research study evaluating the policy to promote and develop care in the community for mentally ill or mentally handicapped people. Aimed at a wide audience, the report provides a summary of data gathered between Spring 1990 and Summer 1991.
One and two year outcomes for adults with learning disabilities discharged to the community
- Authors:
- DONNELLY M, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 168, May 1996, pp.598-606.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Looks at a study which assessed long-stay patients with learning disabilities in hospital and 12 and 24 months after discharge in Northern Ireland, to examine the effects of relocation. Results found that there was little or no change in people's low pre-discharge skill levels. There were also few changes in the pattern of activities or the social networks of people 12 months later. Little or no further change in outcomes was reported 24 months after discharge. Concludes that the implementation of the deinstitutionalisation policy in Northern Ireland has been limited by the predominance of residential and nursing homes and the lack of 'ordinary' accommodation. Argues that there is a need for purchasers and providers to give more attention to the ways in which the principles of normalisation could be incorporated in the process of contracting and delivering services.
Opening new doors: an evaluation of community care for people discharged from psychiatric and mental handicap hospitals
- Authors:
- DONNELLY Michael, et al
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 437p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Study evaluating community care services for people with learning difficulties or mental health problems discharged from long-stay hospitals in Northern Ireland. Looks at implementation and the efficiency and effectiveness of the implementation process and evaluates the arrangements in terms of their impact on the quality of life of the users.