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The HIV testing of a man with learning disabilities: informed consent confidentiality and policy
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 3(4), November 2001, pp.23-28.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Explores the issues of informed consent, confidentiality, disclosure, policy and the wider consequences of HIV testing are issues in relation to a man with learning disabilities who tested positive for HIV. Summarises and identifies the events and outcomes for policy and practice in HIV risk management and adult protection in services for people with learning disabilities.
The physical abuse of people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours: lessons for commissioners and providers
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 3(1), January 1998, pp.18-26.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article describes the circumstances surrounding the physical abuse of persons with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours in a residential service and the findings of a related inquiry. The findings are used to identify the signs and signals associated with a culture of abuse, of use to commissioners and providers for helping detect abusive services and for adults protection more widely.
Developing and implementing sexuality policy for a learning disability provider service
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 5(4), July 1997, pp.227-236.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Discusses a case study of the development of a sexuality policy for a learning disability service, identifies key considerations for the development process and examines the wider implications for the service. The operational, management and practice issues that emerged as a result of the intervention and the ways in which they were resolved are described. These issues include the different interests at stake and the incorporation of the views and experiences of users, parents and direct support staff. A model for policy development, including pointers for the management of sexuality and for practice intervention is provided.
At whose risk? Priorities and conflicts for policy development in HIV and intellectual disability
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 10(2), 1997, pp.83-104.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Identifies considerations for HIV policy in services for people with intellectual disabilities and suggests standards for best practice. Evidence from research, policy development and training is examined to inform arguments about the nature, location and management of HIV risk with service and user case studies used to illustrate argument. Priorities for policy are offered and conflicts between the rights and responsibilities of individuals are explored, with discussion centred on the re-homosexualisation of HIV. Also identifies key related considerations such as legal and moral questions, policy principles and the need for coordination.
A practice and policy agenda for HIV and learning difficulties
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 22(4), December 1994, pp.134-139.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reviews how issues around HIV and learning difficulties come together to present a challenge for health promotion/HIV prevention and services for people with learning difficulties. The review also identifies key practice issues which services for people with learning difficulties need to address in relation to HIV and offers a model for developing policy and resources for carrying forward work in this area.
The first hit: a case study of the physical abuse of people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours in a residential service
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 14(3), June 1999, pp.285-308.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article describes the circumstances surrounding the physical abuse of persons with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours in a residential service and the general findings of a related inquiry. Evidence is interpreted in relation to wider policy and practice intelligence on the abuse of people with learning disabilities, with lessons for the recognition, reporting and management of the abuse identified. Suggestions for reviewing the development and implementation of the adult protection policies and procedures are offered, along with priorities for action and implementation for purchasers and providers.
More than just a quick fix? The potential of joint commissioning in services for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 17(2), 1999, pp.12-22.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Joint working between health and social services has a long record of fragmentation and under-performance in community services for people with learning disabilities. This article examines the renewed potential for joint commissioning in the context of the Government's emerging social care policy agenda, including its commitment to partnership and performance management. Drawing on case evidence from learning disability and the wider academic literature, it identifies pointers for the development of joint commissioning in learning disability and argues for the monitoring and evaluation of emerging models.