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Report on the learning disability 'What's Next' workshops
- Authors:
- WALKER Glayne, LUKE Cyril
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 76, Spring 2005, pp.14-17.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
Having decided to develop a community based day service model Caerphilly Social Services ran a number of workshops to find out what service users wanted from the service. This article provides some background to the project and evaluation of the workshops that took place in 2004.
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.
Evidence on service quality for the Social Services Inspectorate inspection process: piloting the application of research
- Authors:
- FRUIN David, FELCE David
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 5(3), August 2000, pp.5-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper describes the piloting of an approach to social inspection using a range of objective research evidence as part of Social Services Inspectorate's inspection process in 1997, in eight local authorities in England. The Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities Applied Research Unit worked with the Social Services Inspectorate to collect details on residential and day services in advance of the inspection process. The paper repeats the findings of this report and of the collaboration.
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.
There to help 2: ensuring provision of appropriate adults for vulnerable adults detained or interviewed by police
- Author:
- BATH Chris
- Publisher:
- National Appropriate Adult Network
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 115
- Place of publication:
- Ashford
Based on Freedom of Information Act requests to police forces in England and Wales, this report provides an updated on the need for, and access to, appropriate adults (AA) for vulnerable adults in police custody. Vulnerable adults may have a mental illness, learning disability, brain injury or autism. The report provides information on: the identification of need for an AA amongst adult suspects; the application of the AA safeguard (the extent to which vulnerable adult suspects actually receive the support of an AA); and the availability of organised AA provision in England and Wales. Based on police figures, the report finds that in the 12 months ending 31st March 2018 at least 111,445 police detentions and voluntary interviews of vulnerable adult suspects were carried out without the support of an 'appropriate adult'. It also found that where police had no access to an organised AA scheme, they were half as likely to record an adult as needing one. Despite being a key recommendation of There to Help (2015), local authorities are only legally required to run schemes for children, not for vulnerable adults. The report makes a number of recommendations. (Edited publisher abstract)
Social services statistics Wales: 2007-08
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT DATA UNIT WALES
- Publisher:
- Local Government Data Unit Wales
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 106p., tables
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This publication is based on information collected by local authority social services departments in Wales and provided to the Local Government Data Unit - Wales (Data Unit). All information is based on the financial year 2007-08 unless otherwise stated.
'Policies don't protect people, it's how they are implemented': policy and practice in protecting people with learning disabilities from abuse
- Authors:
- NORTHWAY Ruth, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 41(1), February 2007, pp.86-104.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Recent years have seen the development of policy guidance documents in both Wales and England relating to the protection of vulnerable adults from abuse. This policy guidance does, however, require translation into policies at the local level and that these policies are then implemented in day-to-day practice. This article reports some of the findings of a two-year study, funded by the Wales Office of Research and Development for Health and Social Care, that examined the development and implementation of such policies in services for people with learning disabilities within Wales. Data were gathered by means of a survey of service providers from across Wales and also via focus groups held with direct care staff and those with a responsibility for investigating alleged abuse. Positive developments include a commitment to multi-disciplinary working, increased clarity and consistency, and greater awareness. Less positive aspects include the potential for policy ‘overload’ and a feeling that, while there is awareness of the existence of vulnerable adults policies, knowledge of their content may be more limited. recommendations are made for the development of policy, practice and research.
The mental health of young people looked after by local authorities in Wales: the report of a survey in 2002/2003 by the Office for National Statistics on behalf of the Welsh Assemby Government
- Authors:
- MELTZER Howard, et al
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics,|Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 164p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents the findings of a survey of the mental health of young people, aged 5-17, looked after by local authorities in Wales. The first part of the report focuses on the prevalence rates of mental disorders among young people looked after by local authorities. The second part shows a range of information including their background, personal and familial characteristics, physical health, use of services and social functioning.
Promoting healthy lifestyles for people with learning disabilities: a survey of provider organisations
- Author:
- TURNER Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 24(4), 1996, pp.138-144.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Gives the results of a postal survey of UK provider organisations which investigated the nature and organisation of healthy lifestyle initiatives currently being offered to people with learning disabilities. Seventy percent of social services or social work departments in England, Scotland and Wales were represented in the survey.
Residential accommodation for the elderly, younger physically handicapped and blind: year ended 31 March 1990
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Welsh Office
- Publisher:
- Welsh Office
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 60p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff