Reports on one of the winners of last year's Isabel Schwarz travel fellowship. Wendy Lennon, senior social worker, travelled to Australia to look at hospital discharge of older people. Looks at a multidisciplinary learning unit (MLU); the work o of the aged care and assessment teams (Acats); and how Australians deal with hospital discharge form a social work perspective.
Reports on one of the winners of last year's Isabel Schwarz travel fellowship. Wendy Lennon, senior social worker, travelled to Australia to look at hospital discharge of older people. Looks at a multidisciplinary learning unit (MLU); the work o of the aged care and assessment teams (Acats); and how Australians deal with hospital discharge form a social work perspective.
Direct payments were introduced to empower service users. Looks at their impact so far and the barriers that exist to people taking-up direct payments.
Direct payments were introduced to empower service users. Looks at their impact so far and the barriers that exist to people taking-up direct payments.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, older people, physical disabilities, access to services, direct payments, empowerment;