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Health services for people with learning disabilities (mental handicap)
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Health Care Administrative Division, NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidelines for ensuring that people with learning difficulties are not denied access to full health care services.
Love story?
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 26.11.92, 1992, pp.13-15.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Three practitioners and an expert in the field of disability give their advice on the dilemma of a couple with learning disabilities whose close relationship is of concern to one of the partner's parents and one of the staff at the local social education centre.
Research into the needs of Asian families caring for someone with a mental handicap
- Authors:
- ELLAHI Rukhsana, HATFIELD Christine
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 20(4), December 1992, pp.134-136.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Reports on work carried out by the Wycombe CMHT into the low level of take-up of services by Asian families in the area. The importance of a Punjabi-speaking member of the team was identified, but translating information into Urdu was not found to be important due to the low level of literacy in Urdu.
Running out of excuses
- Author:
- MITCHELL David
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.12.92, 1992, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on groups which have been formed to help people with learning difficulties become involved in staff selection and training.
Providing a safety net
- Author:
- BROWN Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.10.92, 1992, pp.iv-v.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Complaints procedures are recognised as an essential safeguard within the new mixed economy of care. Questions whether they can deliver positive change to people with learning difficulties.
Meeting childrens needs through adoption and fostering
- Author:
- BRITISH AGENCIES FOR ADOPTION AND FOSTERING
- Publisher:
- British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Leaflet written for people considering adopting or fostering a child with special needs.
Purchasing health and social care for people with a learning disability
- Editor:
- SMITH Beryl
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 71p.,diags.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Papers from a conference on the mixed economy of care in the context of services for people with learning difficulties. These include: implications of current legislation; strategic commissioning decisions; health assessment in learning disability; the role and function of psychological assessment in the care management process; identifying services to meet different needs; and the purchasing role.