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Domiciliary care services for adults in Northern Ireland (2015)
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. Community Information Branch
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 60
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Summarises information collected from Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts on adults receiving domiciliary care services from the statutory and independent sectors during a survey week in September 2015. It details information on the numbers of clients receiving domiciliary care, visits, contact hours and intensive domiciliary care provision. The results reported include that approximately 321,987 domiciliary care visits were provided by HSC Trusts, 4 per cent less than the number during the survey week in 2014. Of these visits 34 per cent were provided by the statutory sector and 66 per cent by the independent sector. A total of 6,635 clients received a domiciliary care visit lasting 15 minutes or less, almost three in ten (29 per cent) of all clients receiving domiciliary care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Domiciliary care services for adults in Northern Ireland (2014)
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. Community Information Branch
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 47
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Statistical information on adults receiving domiciliary care services from the statutory and independent sectors during the survey week (14th - 20th September 2014). It details information on the numbers of clients receiving domiciliary care, visits, contact hours and intensive domiciliary care provision. The survey found that an estimated 250,798 contact hours of domiciliary care were provided by HSC Trusts. Of these 32% of care contact hours were provided by the statutory sector and 68% by the independent sector. Trusts provided domiciliary care services for 24,189 clients, 5% less than the number during the survey week in 2013. The number of clients receiving 6 or more visits has steadily increased since 2010, with 80% of all clients receiving domiciliary care services receiving 6 or more visits in the 2014 survey. (Edited publisher abstract)
Review of minimum care standards for nursing homes; report of stakeholder engagement exercises
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 18
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report outlines the results of a series of stakeholder engagement exercises designed to canvass views on Minimum Care Standards for Nursing Homes and the proposed amendments. Nursing home providers, managers of registered nursing home and trust care managers took part in the exercises. Delegates were asked to discuss the positive and challenging aspects of the current standards; examine the format, style, language and tone of the standards and indicate their preferences for how a revised version might look; and identify the positive and challenging aspects of the new standards and whether they felt the standards would be achievable and effective. The draft revised standards set out the requirements for registration and inspection of nursing homes providers by the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority to ensure a consistency of approach throughout Northern Ireland and ensure that residents and their families and carers, service providers and commissioners have a clear understanding of the minimum standards of care they can expect to receive and provide. (Edited publisher abstract)
Domiciliary care services for adults in Northern Ireland (2013)
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 37
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This statistical report summarises information collected from Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts on adults receiving domiciliary care services from the statutory and independent sectors during the survey week 15th - 21st September 2013. It details information on the numbers of clients receiving domiciliary care, visits, contact hours and intensive domiciliary care provision. (Edited publisher abstract)
Domiciliary care services for adults in Northern Ireland (2012)
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 37
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report summarises information collected from Health & Social Care (HSC) Trusts on adults receiving domiciliary care services from the statutory and independent sectors during the survey week 16th - 22nd September 2012. It details information on the numbers of clients receiving domiciliary care, visits, contact hours and intensive domiciliary care provision. (Publisher abstract)
Standards for adult social care support services for carers
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The need for an inspection of Social Care Support Services for Carers of Older People in Northern Ireland was identified during the consultation on the former Social Services Inspectorate's inspection programme for 2002-2005. The inspection continued into 2006. The reports arising from the inspection identify many areas of good practice and good quality work undertaken by highly motivated staff. The reports have sought to identify both what is working well and where improvements are still needed. The reports, with their recommendations to Boards and Trusts and their partner Agencies, together with the draft standards and other initiatives from DHSSPS, provide a clear and coherent framework for the future provision of robust, high quality support for carers. Support for carers is a central policy objective for the Department. The final Standards for Adult Social Care Support Services for Carers were issued in July 2008 and will complement other published standards with regard to practice and social care service provision. The standards will be of use to Commissioners and Providers of social care support services for carers; social care workers; regulatory and training providers and most importantly to carers and their representative groups to inform them of what they can and should reasonably expect from social care support services and from the organisations and practitioners commissioning and providing them.
Adult community statistics: 1st April 2008-31st March 2009
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 80p., tables
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This statistical report presents information on activity for all Programmes of Care for adults, gathered from HSC Trusts via the annual and quarterly statistical returns. Statistical tables are presented in 6 sections. All Programmes of Care, Elderly Care, Mental Health, Learning Disability, Physical and Sensory Disability, and Primary Health and Adult Community.
Adult community statistics: 1st April 2007-31st March 2008
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 78p., tables
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This statistical report presents information on activity for all Programmes of Care for adults, gathered from HSC Trusts via the annual and quarterly statistical returns. Statistical tables are presented in 6 sections. All Programmes of Care, Elderly Care, Mental Health, Learning Disability, Physical and Sensory Disability, and Primary Health and Adult Community.
Living matters dying matters: a palliative and end of life care strategy for adults in Northern Ireland
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 117p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The Northern Ireland Health Minister launched 'Living Matters Dying Matters: A Palliative and End of Life Care Strategy for Adults in Northern Ireland’. Palliative and end of life care is the active care of patients with advanced progressive illness. This report outlines the strategy and identifies palliative and end of life care as a continuum of care that evolves as a person's condition progresses. This, the report suggests, is an integral part of care delivered by all health care professionals, families and carers, to those living with, and dying from any advanced, progressive and incurable condition. The strategy highlights how palliative and end of life care should focus on the person rather than the disease, and aims to ensure quality of life for those living with an advanced, incurable condition. The 5 year strategy presented offers vision and direction for service planning and delivery, and has been developed so implementation fits within the existing legal framework. The strategy builds on current and predicted demographics, intelligence and consultation which have informed the implementation of other departmental policy areas, service frameworks, and priorities for action targets and takes into account policy context from the other UK countries and the Republic of Ireland. The strategy sets out a vision for palliative and end of life care across all conditions and care settings based on what people value most and expect from such care – a vision which emphasises the importance of: understanding palliative and end of life care; best and appropriate care supported by responsive and competent staff; recognising and talking about what matters; timely information and choice; and co-ordinated care, support and continuity.
Service framework for older people
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 269
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This Service Framework for Older People is one of a range of Service Frameworks which set out standards for health and social care to be used by patients, service users, carers and their wider families to help them understand the standard of care they can expect to receive in Northern Ireland. It sets standards in relation to people over 65 whilst taking account of the needs of those over 50, where appropriate, particularly in relation to preventative measures. The Framework sets standards in relation to: Person-centred Care; Health and Social Wellbeing Improvement; Safeguarding; Carers; Conditions more Common in Older People; Medicines Management and Transitions of Care. Each standard is accompanied by a statement on what the standard is intended to achieve. It also sets out the evidence base and rationale for the development of the standard, the impact of the standard on quality improvement as well as the performance indicators that will be used to measure that the standard during the three year period 2013 - 2016. The Framework has been developed by multidisciplinary Programme Board with the involvement of patients, users of services and their carers. The Framework will be regularly review in the light of new evidence. (Edited publisher abstract)