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Managing the development of Somerset's service for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- DIXON Dave
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 5(2), April 2000, pp.5-10.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The development and review of Somerset social services' learning disability services have presented a series of management challenges. Many will be familiar to managers in other parts of Britain. Considering the current policy theme of partnership working, this article identifies and discusses some of the management issues in Somerset that have arisen from joint working between health and social services: the commissioning of singly-managed community teams and the provision of acute health care.
The contacts that people with learning disabilities have with health and social services
- Authors:
- McCONKEY R., McATEER D.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 3(2), June 1999, pp.67-73.
This study summarises all the documented service inputs that people with learning disabilities received from a one community health and social services trust in Northern Ireland during a 12 month period. Three key issues are discussed: the number of different professionals involved; the co-ordination of service inputs and the criteria used to determine which persons receive a service and those who do not. Outlines the difficulties involved in undertaking an audit of this type but noted the potential contribution to achieving more cost-beneficial services.
Pioneers together
- Author:
- REVANS Lauren
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.4.03, 2003, pp.28-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at Care Trusts in Bradford, Camden and Islington, and Northumberland to see how they have developed in their first year of operation. Also examines their impact on the health and social care relationship.
More than just a quick fix? The potential of joint commissioning in services for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 17(2), 1999, pp.12-22.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Joint working between health and social services has a long record of fragmentation and under-performance in community services for people with learning disabilities. This article examines the renewed potential for joint commissioning in the context of the Government's emerging social care policy agenda, including its commitment to partnership and performance management. Drawing on case evidence from learning disability and the wider academic literature, it identifies pointers for the development of joint commissioning in learning disability and argues for the monitoring and evaluation of emerging models.