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Review of compliance: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust: Durham Rd
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Durham Road, part of Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust, was inspected as part of a targeted inspection programme in hospitals that care for people with learning disabilities. Durham Road provides a respite service for patients with learning disabilities and a service for the assessment and treatment adults with learning disabilities. The inspection was to assess how well they experience effective, safe and appropriate care treatment and support that meets their needs and protects their rights; and whether they are protected from abuse. Durham Road was found to meet all the essential standards of quality and safety reviewed.
Carers of people with learning disabilities, and their experience of the 1995 Carers Act
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Carol, WILLIAMS Val
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 32(2), March 2002, pp.169-183.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This paper seeks to highlight the impact of the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act of 1995 on carers of people with learning disabilities. It draws on research conducted in the south west between 1997 and 1999, which examined the views and experiences of carers who had an assessment of their needs, together with those of the person they care for and the professional conducting the assessment. It concludes that the Carers Act is not widely used, or understood, by this group of carers. Recommendations for improving practice include changes to the current terminology, new triggers for a carer's needs assessment, and a greater input from other agencies, especially health services. Although the current paper focuses on the views and experiences of carers, an exploration of the Carers Act, and its effect on potential conflicts of interest with the person with learning disabilities, is available elsewhere.
More than one wavelength: identifying, understanding and resolving conflicts of interest between people with intellectual disabilities and their family carers
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS V., ROBINSON C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 14(1), 2001, pp.30-46.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article describes conflicts of interest in families which include someone with intellectual disabilities. Data were taken from a study concerned with the 1995 Carers Act. The research examined the experiences and views of 51 families who had some kind of assessment by a social services department. Cases were analysed where it was found that carers, the people for whom they cared and the assessors did not agree about such conflicts. Argues that assessors sometimes stereotyped families and spoke of conflicts of interest when the situation was more complex. In particular, the real conflict was often between the whole family and an inadequate service system that did not offer enough support or choices to the individual. Conflicts were related to three major motives driving carers: the need for a break from caring; the need to speak for their disabled relative; and their concern for standards of behaviour. The present authors report on how these situations were handled by assessors and conclude with some recommendations for good carer assessments which will help to resolve conflicts of interest. Concludes that a greater degree of informed choice for individuals with intellectual disabilities will in itself resolve many potential conflicts of interest. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper accepted September 2000
Recruiting and supporting short-break carers for children who are considered 'hard to place'
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Family-based, short-break (shared care or respite care) services provide support services to disabled children or adults and their families, through linking them with families or individuals who can provide short breaks on a regular basis. While disabled children or adults experience new relationships, environments and activities, their families get 'time to themselves'. These services are often a critical support for families with disabled children. However, children and young people who have complex healthcare needs or 'challenging behaviour', and/or who come from minority ethnic families, are often not provided with short break services: they are 'hard to place'. This study by Beth Prewett investigated why short-break carers provided breaks for 'hard to place' children, and looked at their recruitment, assessment, training and support. Outlines the findings.
Committed to caring: the views of short break carers for children who are hard to place
- Author:
- PREWETT Beth
- Publisher:
- York Publishing/Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 109p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Shared care schemes provide a support service to disabled children and their families. They link disabled children with families or individuals who can provide them with short breaks on a regular basis. Disabled children experience new relationships, environments and activities while their families get time to themselves. This report describes: who becomes a short break carer for children who are hard to place and why; how these carers are recruited and assessed; and what training and support is provided. It highlights issues relating to recruiting and retaining short break carers. Includes practical advice and recommendations arising from the research at the end of each chapter.
The costs of short break provision
- Authors:
- HOLMES Lisa, McDERMID Samantha, SEMPIK Joe
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 67p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report describes how existing evidence shows that a break from caring is one of the most frequently requested services from families caring for disabled children, and many studies point to the positive outcomes achieved through the provision of short break care. This study aimed to calculate the costs incurred by Children’s Services Departments in providing short breaks to disabled children and their families. The study looked to calculate the costs of individual services, provided by both local authority and voluntary service providers. In addition, and in order to calculate the full range of costs associated with the provision of short breaks, the study aimed to identify and calculate the costs of the routes by which families are able to access short break provision, and any ongoing social care activity undertaken to support the child and family once in receipt of short break services. Two types of access routes were identified and costed for comparison: the ‘traditional’ assessment and referral route, which includes an initial or core assessment, resource allocation panels, and assessments carried out as part of the Common Assessment Framework; and a ‘local core offer model’ whereby a local authority offers the provision of a standardised package of short break services to a specific population of disabled children and young people, who meet an identified set of eligibility criteria.
In their own right: the support needs of family carers of people with learning difficulties
- Author:
- WILLIAMS Val
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(3), November 1999, pp.94-95.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Community care depends heavily on the family carers who provide day to day care for the majority of people with learning difficulties. The Carers Act 1995 was intended to acknowledge their own needs for support from health and social services. However, new research suggests services may still be neglecting their needs. This paper argues that support for carers is an essential element of community care and should be prioritised in joint health and social services planning.
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.