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Netborough: integrated service networks to meet the needs of older people and people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- MILLER Clive
- Publisher:
- Office for Public Management
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper examines how integrated service networks could be used to provide personalised, outcome-focused services. Using as an example the fictitious ‘Netborough’, the paper shows how local partnerships might set out to meet the challenge of improving services of older people and people with learning disabilities. It describes how networks are organised, the arrangements for care management and support brokerage, and the implications for commissioning, market management and governance. ‘Netborough’ is invented as a way of setting out and drawing together the strands of thinking and requirements in the green paper ‘Independence, Well-being and Choice’, and the white paper ‘Our health, our care, our say’, and is designed to stimulate discussion and debate amongst people working in or concerned with, service provision.
Ageing people with a lifelong disability: challenges for the aged care and disability sectors
- Author:
- BIGBY Christine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 27(4), December 2002, pp.231-241.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article compares and contrasts Australian policy directions in aged care and disability. Using people with intellectual disability as an exemplar of those who are ageing with a lifelong disability, the paper analyses their location within and the services offered to them by each sector. The paper argues that neither sector adequately addresses the issues raised by the needs of this group and suggests why this is so. Directions for policy and service developments necessary to ensure that the needs of this growing population are met are suggested. These are broadly categorised as; systematically bridging existing gaps with specialist services; supporting inclusion and ensuring older people with lifelong disability are visible within the aged care system; adapting and resourcing the disability sector to facilitate ageing in place; and developing partnerships and joint planning aimed at the removal of cross- and intra-sector obstacles to accessing appropriate services.
Challenging times: building a health, housing and social care local workforce strategy
- Authors:
- DEARNALEY Patricia, SMITH Joanne E.
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 21(3/4), 2018, pp.108-122.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to stimulate a wider debate around the coordination of workforce planning in non-statutory services (in this case, specialist housing for older people or those with long-term health and social care needs, such as learning disabilities). The authors argue that current NHS reforms do not go far enough in that they fail to include specialist housing and its workforce in integration, and by doing so, will be unable to optimise the potential efficiencies and streamlining of service delivery to this group. Design/methodology/approach: The paper used exploratory study using existing research and data, enhanced by documentary analysis from industry bodies, regulators and policy think tanks. Findings: That to achieve the greatest operational and fiscal impact upon the health care services, priority must be given to improving the efficiency and coordination of services to older people and those requiring nursing homes or registered care across the public and third sectors through the integration of service delivery and workforce planning. Research limitations/implications: Whilst generalisable and achievable, the model proposed within the paper cannot be fully tested theoretically and requires further testing the in real health and social care market to evidence its practicality, improved quality of care and financial benefits. Originality/value: The paper highlights some potential limitations to the current NHS reforms: by integrating non-statutory services, planned efficiency savings may be optimised and service delivery improved. (Publisher abstract)
Sector showcase: housing and independent living
- Authors:
- CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF HOUSING, HOUSING LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT NETWORK
- Publishers:
- Chartered Institute of Housing, Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing shares lessons from successful schemes which are helping older and disabled people live with greater independence for as long as possible, stay connected to their local communities and enjoy better levels of wellbeing and care. The schemes have been developed by housing associations, working in partnership with social care and health, and illustrate how doing things differently might provide savings for public services and better outcomes for people they support. Key themes from the case studies include the benefits of multi-agency partnership approaches, sharing risks between partners when developing new services, developing a person-centred approach and the involvement of local communities. It includes case studies from Riverside, Norsecare and Saffron Housing, Rhondda Housing, Johnnie Johnson Housing, Places for People and Look Ahead. The case studies include examples of maximising the use of technology to help people live independently, the provision of independent living for people with complex needs, and re-purposing existing housing stock to meet the needs of people with a learning disability. (Edited publisher abstract)
Care and Health Improvement programme: efficiency project
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- London
This report provides practice examples from ten councils who took part in the Care and Health Improvement Programme during 2016/17. It describes the innovative approaches they took to achieve greater efficiencies from their adult social care budgets and draws conclusions as to what other councils might learn from them. The examples cover three main areas: managing demand for social care by offering residents a different type of service; more effectively using the capacity in communities to help find new care solutions; and working closer with partners in the NHS to reduce pressures in the care and health system. They highlight the importance of councils dealing with people effectively at their first point of contact; the benefits of using strength-based approaches; that developing social enterprises can be a cost effective way of meeting demand and reducing shortage of supply; and the potential of collaboration between councils to reduce costs and demand for services. The 10 councils are: Bristol City Council, Poole Borough Council, Swindon and Wiltshire Councils; Norfolk County Council; Waltham Forest Council; Somerset Council; Newcastle City Council; Nottingham City Council; and Nottinghamshire County Council. (Edited publisher abstract)
Health and social care celebrating wellbeing: a selection of case studies
- Authors:
- ADSS Cymru, WELSH NHS CONFEDERATION
- Publishers:
- ADSS Cymru, Welsh NHS Confederation
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This publication provides examples of positive joint working between health and social care and the third sector. The examples show how integrated working has improved the well-being of individuals since the introduction of the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014. The anonymised case studies cover different service areas and client groups from across Wales. They include case studies of an older person awaiting discharge from hospital; a child at risk of sexual exploitation; a disabled person using direct payments; a young adult with care and support needs following discharge from hospital; older people needing care and support to maintain independence in the community; and a child with ASD and ADHD; and older parents caring for an adult with a learning disability and care and support needs at home. Whilst primarily looking at the person’s perspective they also show how the family carer, nurse or health professional, social care worker or professional or Third Sector professional contributed to the desired outcome. In each case the main relevant themes of the 2014 Act are highlighted. The case studies show that focusing on well-being, personal outcomes and working in an integrated way can have significant benefits for individuals and their families, as well as for people working in health and social care and for the effective use of resources. (Edited publisher abstract)
Social work with older people
- Authors:
- CRAWFORD Karin, WALKER Janet
- Publisher:
- Learning Matters
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 190p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Exeter
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
This book is an interactive resource with activities and case studies throughout the text. Contemporary research is used to illustrate key points. It covers all aspects of social work with older people and provides suggestions for further reading and links to current guidance and policy documents. The publication is part of a series written specifically to support students on social work degree courses. Contents include: values and ethics in social work with older people; the changing context of social work practice with older people; the legal, policy and political context of social work with older people; mental health and learning disability; sensory impairment and physical impairment; vulnerability and abuse; partnership and participation.