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Give us a break
- Authors:
- COTTERILL Lesley, HAYES Lesley, SLOPER Tricia, FLYNN Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.3.95, 1995, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
In the main respite provision for adults with learning difficulties is associated with the notion of 'care burden'. Looks at a service provided by Natural Breaks which differs from most respite services in that it meets the needs of service users and not the carers.
Back to the future: joint work for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- BROWN Stephen, FLYNN Margaret, WISTOW Gerald
- Publisher:
- National Development Team/Nuffield Institute for Health Services Studies
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 39p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report highlighting up-to-date experiences of joint work by community teams for people with learning difficulties. Draws lessons from the work of the teams and points to their wider application at a time when cooperation between health and social services is becoming ever more urgent.
"We will remember Steven”: Cornwall after 'the murder of Steven Hoskin: a serious case review’
- Author:
- FLYNN Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 12(2), May 2010, pp.6-18.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This author (chair of Lancashire County Council’s Adult Safeguarding Board), had been invited by the director of Cornwall County Council’s (CCC) adult social care department, following publication of ‘The murder of Steven Hoskin: a serious case review’ (SCR) in 2007, “to restore public confidence ... and provide ... an evidence based assessment of ... progress” on the SCR recommendations for system-wide and agency-specific changes to improve the safeguarding of young people with learning disabilities in England. She details written documentation from each agency in contact with Steven and the people who moved into his bedsit, and who submitted to the management reviews required by the SCR. In addition she interviewed over 40 boardroom representatives, middle managers and frontline personnel from each of the 9 children’s and adult social care, Primary Care Trust, NHS, police, adult protection, young offender, youth work, housing and tenant agencies involved, in December 2008. The text describes “something of their work priorities and ... programmes since” and is punctuated by quotes from staff. Under two headings, ‘agency-specific actions’ and system-wide actions’, the author reviews the SCR recommendations, the agencies’ action plans, and documents actions completed across and within agencies. She reports significant progress in terms of attitude, and reforming work methodology, but says there are still challenges to overcome.
Deep trouble: adults with learning disabilities who offend
- Authors:
- FLYNN Margaret, BERNARD Jennifer
- Publisher:
- National Development Team Publications
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 80p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Report of a National Development Team project undertaken with the aim of: ascertaining the life experiences of self selected adults with learning difficulties, mostly living in different conditions of detention, without recourse to other sources; and to host workshops for the purchasers and providers of services for adults with learning difficulties who commit crimes and to draw from these possible avenues for policy and action.
Reviewing respite services for adults with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- FLYNN Margaret, WILLOUGHBY Paul, ELEY Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 1(2), April 1996, pp.9-12.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Caring for people who live at home - a Department of Health initiative - triggered a review of respite services in Liverpool in 1993. Self-advocates from Liverpool's largest day centre, Holt Hall, were invited to work with the National Development Team to ensure and integration of their views and ideas. In contrast to most fact-finding about respite services, advocates made a significant and unique contribution to the review. Their critique and ideas have resulted in new prospects and possibilities for respite services in the city. This paper considers some of the issues which arose during the course of the audit.
Taking a break: Liverpool's respite services for adult citizens with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- FLYNN Margaret, et al
- Publisher:
- National Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 59p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Review of respite services provided by Liverpool SSD for children, young people and adults with learning difficulties. Based on interviews with users, carers, service providers and staff.