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The role befriending can play in older people's well-being
- Authors:
- KNAPP Martin, PERKINS Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.7.10, 2010, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The authors look at the findings of research into the importance of preventive work with older people. The article draws on findings from the LinkAge Plus programme, led by the Department for Work and Pensions; the Partnership for Older People Projects (POPP) which were set up to promote the health, well-being and independence of older people; Kent Council's local programme called Brighter Futures; and a systematic review of completed studies of befriending completed by the University of Manchester. The services all point to positive outcomes from befriending services in improving the quality of life of older people.
Developing the evidence base for adult social care practice: the NIHR School for Social Care Research
- Author:
- KNAPP Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 4(2), January 2010, pp.167-179.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In the introduction to ‘Shaping the Future of Care Together’, then Prime Minister Gordon Brown says that a care and support system reflecting the “needs of our times and meeting our rising aspirations” is achievable, but “only if we are prepared to rise to the challenge of radical reform”. A number of initiatives will be needed to meet the challenge of improving social care for the growing older population. This article describes how, before the unveiling of the green paper, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) announced that it has provided £15m over a five-year period to establish the NIHR School for Social Care Research, whose primary aim is to conduct or commission research that will help to improve adult social care practice in England. The author explains how this new school is seeking ideas for research topics, outline proposals for new studies and expert advice in developing research methods, and commissioning these ideas into practice.