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At what price?
- Author:
- SAMUEL Mithran
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 21.09.06, 2006, p.47.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The increased life expectancy for people with learning difficulties is great news, but it is also putting pressure on services. This article looks at the pressures facing Somerset Council and how they and other councils are trying to control costs.
Valuing people priorities squeezed by other social care commitments
- Author:
- JERROM Clare
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.06.03, 2003, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at councils needs for more resources if they are to provide adequate services for people with learning difficulties and fulfil the aims of the Valuing People strategy. Also discusses the effectiveness of the learning disability partnership boards.
Local support for people with a learning disability: fifty-eighth report of session 2016-17
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 64
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of the Public Accounts Committee which looks at progress in moving people with a learning disability out of mental health hospitals through the Transforming Care programme and providing support for people to live in the community instead. The Committee took evidence from the Department of Health, NHS England, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, and three charities about local support for people with a learning disability. It found that although some progress has been made, more needs to be done to address known barriers. It reports that that money is not moving with the patient to pay for support in the community, too many people with learning disabilities are not having care and treatment reviews, and that proposed changes to local housing allowance risk holding back provision of accommodation in the community. It also found significant local variation in the support available for people with learning disabilities in the community, including in access to health care and employment. The report makes six recommendations, including to set up a cross-government strategy for learning disabilities to improve their access to health care and opportunities to participate in the community. (Edited publisher abstract)
Equity in social care for people with intellectual disabilities? A cross-sectional study examining the distribution of social care funding across local authorities in England
- Authors:
- CHINN Deborah, LEVITAN Tony, MURRELLS Trevor
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 25(3), 2017, pp.901-911.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study explores relationships between resources allocated to community services for people with intellectual disabilities in England and geographical factors, including deprivation, rurality and political leadership in the local authorities (LAs) where these individuals reside. Data were sourced from publicly available reports of spending of 151 English councils with adult social services responsibilities (CASSRs) for 2013–2014 and from CASSR index of multiple deprivation (IMD) scores and rurality for the same period. The study found that more deprived LAs supported more people with intellectual disabilities, per 100,000 of population. It found no effects for rurality or political party. However, it was not the case that more deprived LAs allocated more funds for expenditure on this group. These findings point to inequities in the distribution of social care resources for people with intellectual disabilities in England, as although more deprived LAs support more people with intellectual disabilities, they do not spend proportionally larger sums of money on this group. The authors discuss possible explanations for these findings and highlight the need for more research, particularly investigations about allocation of resources within LAs and more detailed explorations of how structural factors such as socioeconomic status of service users effects service access at the local level. (Edited publisher abstract)
Adult social care spending efficiency tool
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Place of publication:
- London
This tool identifies statistical neighbours – or similar areas – for adult social care delivery for older people and working age adults with learning disabilities. These are the two largest groups who receive adult social care. The comparable indicators include spending per head, quality of services and access to services. The tool provides a basis for comparing spending and outcomes between councils and helps directors of adult social services and local authority financial leads to find new opportunities for improving adult social care efficiency. It is for use by councils to assess their own performance, and to identify where different approaches in comparable local authorities may provide examples to learn from. It is not meant to be used to make judgements about the relative performance of councils in delivering adult social care services, nor can it provide answers as to what the ‘correct’ price is for care. (Edited publisher abstract)
A complex picture
- Authors:
- HUDSON Bob, HENWOOD Melanie
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, February 2009, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Reports on the findings of a study commissioned by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) which aimed to investigate whether the new model of personalised support can work for people with multiple and complex needs, especially where their capacity to indicate preferences may be limited. Five councils in England took part who were all at different engagement points with the personalisation agenda. In addition to analysis of policy documents, semi-structured interviews and focus groups were undertaken.