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Adding Life to Years: Report of the Expert Group on Healthcare of Older People
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. National Health Service
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 76p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report addesses the main issues concerning the health of older people in Scotland
Reshaping care for older people: a programme for change 2011-2021
- Authors:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government, CONVENTION OF SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Providing high quality care and support for older people is a fundamental principle of social justice and is an important hallmark of a caring and compassionate society. Demographic changes coupled with a decade of difficult public finances means this is one of the 3 biggest challenges facing Scotland – alongside economic recovery and climate change. This document sets out the Scottish vision and immediate actions for reshaping the care and support of older people. It has been co-produced through an extensive period of development and engagement with the people of Scotland and with political, organisational and community interests at both local and national levels. The programme presented provides a framework, built on consensus across all sectors and interests, to address the challenges of supporting and caring for Scotland’s growing older population into the next decade and beyond. This document will be updated to ensure it operates as a key driver for Reshaping Care.
Public attitudes to healthcare of older people in Scotland
- Author:
- MORI SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
"In December 2000 the Scottish Executive published its Health Plan Our National Health: a plan for action a plan for change, in which it announced that health for older people would be one of a number of priorities for action. Part of the review involved public consultation, and to supplement this, MORI Scotland was commissioned by the Scottish Executive to conduct research amoung those members of the public aged 60 or over, into their perceptions of the NHS in Scotland."
Public attitudes to the provision of free personal care: older people's focus group research
- Authors:
- DEWAR Belinda, O'MAY Fiona, WALKER Esther
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
"This research, which was commissioned to inform the deliberations of the Care Development Group, explores the views of specific groups of older people regarding services and the provision of a free personal care system for older people in Scotland."
Informal care of the elderly in Scotland and the UK
- Authors:
- LEONTARIDI Rannia, BELL David
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
"This paper assesses some of the evidence on informal care for the elderly both in Scotland and in the rest of the UK. It uses a number of data sources, such as the Family Resources Survey, the British Household Panel Survey and the Scottish Household Survey and was undertaken to inform the thinking of the Care Development Group."
The health and well-being of older people in Scotland: insights from national data - executive summary
- Authors:
- WOOD Rachel, BAIN Marion
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive. NHS Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report presents information on the health and well-being of the older population of Scotland.
Demand for, and utilisation of, personal care services for the elderly
- Authors:
- STEARNS Sally, BUTTERWORTH Suzanne
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
"This research explores the anticipated demand for personal care by elderly disabled persons in private households in Scotland and the potential increase in demand that may arise from substitution effects due to the introduction of free personal care.
Providing personal care to older people in Scotland: the perspective of independent home care providers
- Author:
- MATHEW Dinah
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Care Development Group of the Scottish Executive commissioned the United Kingdom Home Care Association Limited to undertake a survey of organisations providing home care in the independent sector to provide information on the private purchase of personal care and to contribute to mapping of current provision of personal care in Scotland.
Quality in social work services
- Editors:
- BLACK Stewart, GEORGE Carol
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 52p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
5 seminar papers on quality in social work services in Scotland: what is quality; attempting to promote quality in social work; quality in health care services; quality in services for older people; and one persons experience of quality assurance.
A report on the effectiveness of adult protection arrangements across Scotland
- Author:
- CARE INSPECTORATE
- Publisher:
- Care Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- Dundee
A review of the strengths and weaknesses of adult protection arrangements in Scotland. The report draws on previous inspections and the recently introduced joint inspections of health and social work services for older people. Work was also carried out across all 32 local authority areas in Scotland with chief officers and adult protection committees to find out more about the effectiveness of the current arrangements for protecting vulnerable adults. The review found signs that chief officers and adult protection committees have a clear focus on the protection of vulnerable adults although there are some concerns that the capacity for improvement is weak in some areas. In those areas showing signs of effective performance, leaders provide strong direction and collective ownership of shared values for delivering the best possible outcomes for adults in need of protection. Where there was a lack of direction and oversight of the work of the adult protection committee by chief officers, this tended to be associated with an absence of robust self-evaluation and an inability to provide evidence of ongoing improvement. A growing number of chief officers’ groups have reviewed and strengthened structures and governance arrangements for public protection to improve the scrutiny and challenge of performance. This has made the connections across relevant areas such as domestic abuse, violence against women and drug and alcohol partnerships more explicit. It is also leading to improved joint working and successful integrated approaches to protect and support vulnerable and at-risk groups. This report identifies barriers to improvement in protecting vulnerable adults. In the main, barriers are tending to be focused around capacity rather than capability. Given the high level of restructure happening to drive efficiencies and integrate services, the report suggests that it is imperative that roles and responsibilities for adult support and protection are not lost and that a framework of continued improvement is identified and reported to the chief officers’ group. Key processes in assessing and responding to risks and needs are identifies as an area for national improvement. (Edited publisher abstract)