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Your case or mine?
- Author:
- TURNBULL John
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 5.6.96, 1996, pp.62-63.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Explains why it is not always clear which agencies or health professionals should be providing care to clients in the community. Focuses on the cases of people with learning difficulties who also have mental health problems.
Confusing diagnoses
- Author:
- RAGHAVAN Raghu
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 5.6.96, 1996, pp.59-63.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities have long been neglected. The author discusses the implications for nurses.
Developing services for people with learning disabilities which actively involve family members: a review of recent literature
- Author:
- BARR Owen
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 4(2), March 1996, pp.103-112.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
There is a growing recognition that people with learning disabilities are family members and their presence in the family holds great potential to influence the functioning of the family. While much talked of in the professional literature, active family involvement in care, with family members involved in decision making and priority setting as opposed to carrying out directions of professionals remains a major challenge to all members of the multidisciplinary team. This paper provides a review of recent literature on the possible impact of a person with learning disabilities on the family unit. It also highlights current professional statements about family involvement in care. In addition some implications for the development of services which seek to involve family members as true partners in care are identified.
Handling complaints: retrospective multidisciplinary clinical audit
- Author:
- MCBRIEN Judith
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care Management and Planning, 4(1), February 1996, pp.6-11.
- Publisher:
- Pavillion
This article looks at a method of investigating complaints and using the information generated to examine and improve practice. Uses a case study of the retrospective multidisciplinary clinical audit used by the Learning Disability Directorate of Plymouth Community Services NHS Trust.
Dual disability: mental illness in people with a learning disability
- Author:
- SWIFT Andrew
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 39p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
This report looks at a number of issues based on the phenomenon of dual disability, that is those difficulties experienced by people who have both a learning disability and some form of mental health problem. Includes chapters on: dual disability and challenging behaviour; problems in dual disability: prevalence; diagnosis and the issue of aetiology and; dual disability and the provision of appropriate services.
Primary care: opportunities and threats: broader teamwork in primary care
- Authors:
- KENDRICK Tony, HILTON Sean
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 1.3.97, 1996, pp.672-675.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Discusses the possible opportunities for general practices to extend and develop their services with the new white papers on primary care. Outlines two examples of new services: a practice led proposal to develop an integrated service for people with learning disability across a whole district, and a community health trust's contribution to extend primary care in an inner city area.
Priority needs
- Author:
- MAPP Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.8.96, 1996, p.8.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on how social services in some areas have joined health and education in order to identify and provide appropriate services for children and young people with autism.
Planning for life 2
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 1p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Letter accompanying 'Planning for life: developing community services for people with complex multiple disabilities; no. 2: good practice in Manchester'.
Planning for life: developing community services for people with complex multiple disabilities; no.2; good practice in Manchester
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Planning for life 1 called for examples of good practice in services for people with multiple disabilities. This report was submitted by the Joint Service in Manchester, run by the SSD and the local health trust. The services they provide are for people with learning difficulties as well as people with complex multiple disabilities.
Working with families of children with special needs: partnership and practice
- Author:
- DALE Naomi
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 346p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Draws on case studies and other material to consider important issues in working with families of children with special needs such as: delivering diagnoses; assessment of family needs; negotiating partnerships in child assessment and remediation; and interprofessional communication. Also gives a wide systems analysis of the British situation, highlighting the impact of recent legislation and changes in the structure and process of the professional team and organisation. Makes links between theory, research and practice to provide useful ideas and methods for engaging in partnerships with parents and family members. Includes exercises at the end of each chapter.