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Residential provision for people with learning disabilities: a research review
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, EMERSON Eric
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
The aims of the review were fourfold: to produce an authoritative comprehensive summary of existing research relating to the characteristics, quality and costs of differing forms of residential provision for people with learning disabilities in the UK; to utilise 1991 Census data to describe the nature of current residential provision for this client group; to begin to map out, through a process of consultation with a wide range of organisations and visits to services, the defining characteristics and aims of differing approaches to residential provision; and to generate a list of recommendations concerning the conduct of future research into alternative forms of residential provision for people with learning disabilities.
Residential provision for people with intellectual disabilities in England, Wales and Scotland
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, HATTON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 11(1), 1998, pp.1-14.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes the nature and extent of residential provision for people with intellectual disabilities in 1991 in England, Scotland and Wales. Data from the OPCS Census suggest that: (1) substantial regional and national variation existed; (2) overall, the level of provision was significantly lower than Department of Health targets for 1991; (3) the majority of people with intellectual disabilities were living in relatively large-scale congregate care settings; (4) the majority of residents were younger and middle-aged adults; (5) young black men were significantly more likely to be placed in residential provision than their peers from other ethnic groups; (6) young Asian men, young Chinese/Other men and young Asian women were significantly less likely to be placed in residential provision than their peers from other ethnic groups; (7) rates of employment and marriage among residents were markedly lower than for the general population. The results are discussed in relation to national policy aims and existing and future demand for residential provision.
Learning disabilities: the fundamental facts
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, HATTON Chris, FELCE David, MURPHY Glynis
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
Practical text defining providing basic facts and statistics on people with learning difficulties, concepts of learning disability, community, health needs, service provision and its costs.
Evaluating the challenge: a guide to evaluating services for people with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, CAMBRIDGE Paul, HARRIS Philip eds
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 59p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance for evaluators from health authorities, local authorities, the independent sector, university departments and elsewhere.
The “transition cliff” in the administrative prevalence of learning disabilities in England
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, GLOVER Gyles
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 17(3), 2012, pp.139-143.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The central aim of the Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory (LDPHO) is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the commissioning of health and other public services for people with learning disabilities, and through this to improve the health of, and reduce the health inequalities experienced by, children and adults with learning disabilities across England. The aim of this paper is to report on research done by the LDPHO on the age-specific administrative prevalence of learning disabilities in England. Drawing on a secondary analysis of data from national education, health and social care agencies, it demonstrates that there is an abrupt decline in the age-specific administrative prevalence of learning disabilities at the point of transition to adult services. The findings highlight the existence of a ‘hidden majority’ of adults with learning disabilities. This data has implications for commissioning better health services for people with learning disabilities. First, health information systems should incorporate better ways of identifying patients with mild and moderate learning disabilities. Second, consideration should be given to the extension of annual health checks to include all young people who have had a Statement of Special Educational Needs.
Health inequalities and people with learning disabilities in the UK: 2011
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Publisher:
- Improving Health and Lives: Learning Disabilities Observatory
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- Stockton-on-Tees
People with learning disabilities face serious health inequalities, partly arising from difficulties they encounter in using health services. Health services have a duty to make the adjustments necessary to give them equal access. This report summarises the most recent evidence from the UK on the health status of people with learning disabilities and the determinants of the health inequalities they face. In 2002 a comprehensive review was undertaken of the UK research literature on the health needs of people with learning disabilities and the response of health services to people with learning disabilities. This has now been updated to 2011. The report focuses on information relating to the health needs of people with learning disabilities in the UK. It draws attention to studies from other countries where the results are particularly relevant. For this 2011 edition a further section focused on recent evidence of health inequalities and determinants relevant to children with learning disabilities is presented, including new analyses of data extracted from the Millennium Cohort Study and the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England.
The international handbook of applied research in intellectual disabilities
- Editors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 639p.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
The handbook presents, explains, and illustrates key methods of research and evaluation of proven relevance and value to the field of intellectual disabilities. It features sections on the concepts and theoretical models underlying research and evaluation, the methods and techniques themselves, and the key application areas where the methods are demonstrated in action. Coverage includes applications in educational, social, family, health, and employment aspects of care and provision for those with intellectual disabilities.
Future demand for services for young adults with learning disabilities from South Asian and black communities in Birmingham
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, ROBERTSON Janet
- Publisher:
- University of Lancaster. Institute for Health Research
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 61p.
- Place of publication:
- Lancaster
South Asian families supporting a child or adult with learning disabilities at home often do so in the face of considerable social and economic adversity. Poverty and poor housing are endemic. South Asian carers receive little support from outside of their immediate family. Two thirds of carers receive no help at all with care from either their own or their spouse’s family. Semi-formal supports such as Parent Support Groups, Social Groups, and Temples or Mosques, play a very small role as a source of support for carers. Carers face considerable difficulties in getting access to specialist support services.
Planning and action
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, STANCLIFFE Roger J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 17(1), March 2004, pp.23-26.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Raises a a number of concerns about the possible impact of the systematic introduction of person-centred planning (PCP) across services for people with intellectual disabilities in the UK. The authors foresee a danger that system-wide adoption of PCP will be characterised over zealous 'selling' of the purported benefits without sufficient attention to the difficulties and without the necessary changes to system architecture to ensure that those involved in PCP have the authority or resources to achieve the plan's goals. If so, PCP will become another fad, and service users, and their families will become even more discouraged, disheartened and alienated by a system characterised by rhetoric rather than meaningful action. Where the authors differ, is in the interpretation of the existing evidence regarding the impact of individual planning systems in general and, perhaps, in the way forward.
Services for adults with learning disabilities and sensory impairments
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 23(1), 1995, pp.11-17.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A national survey of local authorities in England and Wales was conducted to examine various aspects of service provision for adults with learning disabilities and additional visual and/or auditory impairments. The findings of the survey suggested that, in general, local authorities: lack a clear definition of this service user group, under estimate the numbers of people in this service user group, lack effective information-gathering systems for gathering systems for gaining reliable prevalence estimates, report few specific policies or designated officers aimed at this client group, report little investment in specialised services, with the voluntary sector providing a significant proportion of the specialised services reported, and report a slight move towards greater specialisation in future service provision, with several reporting plans to provide new specialised assessment and residential services. Overall, the results reflect a general lack of clarity within local authorities regarding the most appropriate ways of defining, assessing need and planning, purchasing and providing services for people with learning disabilities and sensory impairments.