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A strategy for all seasons
- Authors:
- FELCE David, BEYER Steve, TODD Stuart
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.8.95, 1995, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks back at the history of a planned, integrated approach to learning difficulties and ask what the future holds.
New patterns of care
- Author:
- GIRAUD-SAUNDERS Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 13.10.94, 1994, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Describes how health and social services in Oxfordshire are sharing responsibility for the needs of people with learning disabilities.
People with a mental handicap: a review of plans: health authorities and social services in the shire county of Hereford and Worcester
- Author:
- JAMES Grahame
- Publisher:
- Hereford and Worcester. Social Services Department. Joint Research and Informati
- Publication year:
- 1985
- Pagination:
- 26p., tables, diags., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Worcester
Specialization without separation: combining health and social services provision for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- BURTON Mark, KELLAWAY Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 3(4), July 1995, pp.261-270.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Responsibility for services to people with learning disabilities has shifted back and forth between health and social services authorities over the years. A resolution to the problems of the split service which has been promoted is that of joint commissioning. However, in Manchester an alternative approach to collaboration has been developed; joint provision. Looks at how this has been established.
Strategic thinking
- Author:
- PHILPOT Terry
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.12.93, 1993, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The All Wales Mental Health Strategy has reached its tenth anniversary. Its past successes are now threatened by two major factors: the purchaser/provider split may lead to purchasers opting for quantity over quality and the effective working of joint planning may be threatened by the splintering of the eight county councils into 22 districts.
Changing places
- Author:
- COLLINS Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.6.92, 1992, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Relates research which has found community care for people with learning difficulties to be piecemeal, slow and lacking in trust and co-ordination between SSDs and the NHS.
Person to person
- Author:
- DUFFY Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 23.4.92, 1992, p.25.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
The Southwark Consortium manages delivery of care to people with mental disabilities and is responsible for all service contracts in the area; describes the structure which has been designed to ensure individual service.
Setting the wheels in motion
- Author:
- FRANCIS William
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.8.87, 1987, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at Somerset SSD's preparation for care in the community, which involves 'taking over' from the local Health Authority.
Making services mesh
- Author:
- FRANCIS William
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.8.87, 1987, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at Hillingdon SSD and HA who have merged services for the mentally handicapped.
Tomorrow's services: a joint proposal for the care of people with a mental handicap: consultation leaflet
- Authors:
- HERTFORDSHIRE. Social Services Department, NORTH WEST HERTFORDSHIRE. HEALTH AUTHORITY
- Publisher:
- North West Hertfordshire. Health Authority
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 4p. illus.
- Place of publication:
- St. Albans