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Twelve years on: the long-term outcomes and costs of deinstitutionalisation and community care for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 7(3), July 2002, pp.34-42.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reports on the key findings of a study into the outcomes and costs of community care for a large cohort of people with learning disabilities, supported in 12 study sites across England, who left long-stay hospitals 12 years ago as part of a centrally monitored and evaluated government policy initiative on deinstitutionalisation. This article identifies the findings from the last follow-up and interprets and presents them as summary observations and trends in relation to the findings in learning disability, briefly reviewing them in relation to wider evidence on deinstitutionalisation and community care in England.
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.