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Domiciliary care: implementation of regulations and national minimum standards
- Author:
- WALES. National Assembly
- Publisher:
- Wales. National Assembly
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Work has been underway for some while to regulate domiciliary care services, where personal care is provided, in Wales following powers provided under section 22 of the Care Standards Act 2000. The Minister for Health and Social Services established a Task and Finish Working Group in August 2002 to provide expert advice on the realities of applying Regulations and National Minimum Standards to domiciliary care agencies in Wales.
Domiciliary care: national minimum standards; regulations
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 70p.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
While broad in scope, these standards acknowledge the unique and complex needs of individuals, and the additional specific knowledge, and skills required in order to deliver a service that is tailored to the needs of each person. With the emphasis on caring for people with complex health and personal care needs living in their own home instead of in residential or nursing homes or long stay hospitals, the provision of personal domiciliary care services is evolving rapidly and reflects changes at the interface between health and social care. These standards will be applied to agencies providing personal care to the wide range of people who need care and support whilst living in their own home, including: older people, people with physical disabilities, people with sensory loss including dual sensory impairment, people with mental health problems, people with learning disabilities, children and their families, and personal or family carers.
Supporting People: Folder 1- strategic guidance: interim guidance
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Development Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 94p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Adult placements and person-centred approaches
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- London
This web-based practice guide is aimed at local authority and health commissioners, practitioners, service users, adult placement scheme staff and carers in England. The guide is based on information from a practice survey that identified emerging and developing practice; a literature review that pulled together the key literature on adult placements; and an analytical report that identified the key messages from these two surveys. It identifies relevant national minimum standards, and highlights findings and case examples from the practice survey, as well as from the literature where available. The Guide contains practice points, including areas of conflict, on-going debate about roles and responsibilities, and the application of person-centred approaches to adult placements. It contains sections on: being person-centred, assessment and referral, matching and introductions, monitoring and review, moving on, adult placement carers, advocacy; and person-centred planning. (Previously published as SCIE Practice Guide no. 4).
National minimum standards for care homes for younger adults
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 70p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
These National Minimum Standards are issued by the Welsh Assembly Government under section 23 of the Care Standards Act 2000. They apply to all care homes providing accommodation and nursing or personal care for adults aged 18 to 65 years who have physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders, mental health problems, alcohol or substance misuse problems, HIV/AIDS, or dual and/or complex multiple disabilities. The standards cover: choice of home; individual needs and choices; lifestyle; personal and health care support; staffing; conduct and management of the home; concerns, complaints and protection; and environment. The standards are underpinned by a number of crosscutting themes: focus on service users, fitness for purpose, comprehensiveness, positive choice, meeting assessed needs, quality services, and quality workforce. There are supplementary standards for care homes accommodating young people aged 16 and 17 years.
Domiciliary care: regulations and national minimum standards for domiciliary care agencies in Wales; draft version
- Author:
- WALES. National Assembly
- Publisher:
- Wales. National Assembly
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 66p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Work has been underway for some while to regulate domiciliary care services, where personal care is provided, in Wales following powers provided under section 22 of the Care Standards Act 2000. The Minister for Health and Social Services established a Task and Finish Working Group in August 2002 to provide expert advice on the realities of applying Regulations and National Minimum Standards to domiciliary care agencies in Wales.
Getting the right start: the national service framework for children, young people and maternity services; emerging findings
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This NSF includes standards covering both health and social care services, and a key theme of this Emerging Findings document is the importance of integrated working between health and social care to support children who are disabled, who have mental health problems, or who are otherwise in special circumstances. For many children this joined-up working is essential to improving the quality of their lives and future life chances. The objective of this NSF is to improve the standard of services and reduce inequalities in care and support services. It provides a landmark in the development of services for children and young people and a real opportunity to give them, and pregnant women, the best start in life to prepare them for getting the most out of going to school, to deal with the problems which all children face during their childhood and, later, to take their place as active citizens in society.
Standards used by the Social Services Inspectorate: volume 5; disability and mental health services
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 108p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains standards and criteria for the inspection of: services for people who misuse alcohol and drugs; services for people with HIV/AIDS; the care programme approach; special hospitals; medium secure units; services to deaf and hard of hearing people; community services for disabled people; and services for disabled young people.
Creating a home from home: a guide to standards
- Author:
- RESIDENTIAL FORUM
- Publisher:
- Residential Forum
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 100p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guide presenting a new approach to setting and judging standards in residential homes in the United Kingdom. Focuses on quality of life of residents as the starting point for more practical issues. Puts the needs, wishes and convenience of users first.