Tizard Learning Disability Review, 7(3), July 2002, pp.27-33.
Publisher:
Emerald
Prior to the launch of Valuing People, the authors were appointed by the Department of Health as co-coordinators of the learning disability research initiative People with Learning Disabilities: Services, Inclusion and Partnership, which was intended to inform the implementation and outcome of the White Paper Valuing People during its early years. In this article the authors describe the development of the research initiative, the research commissioning process and intentions for a research communication strategy.
Prior to the launch of Valuing People, the authors were appointed by the Department of Health as co-coordinators of the learning disability research initiative People with Learning Disabilities: Services, Inclusion and Partnership, which was intended to inform the implementation and outcome of the White Paper Valuing People during its early years. In this article the authors describe the development of the research initiative, the research commissioning process and intentions for a research communication strategy.
Subject terms:
joint working, internet, learning disabilities, policy, research dissemination, social exclusion, social care provision, central government, commissioning, Department of Health;