Northern Ireland. Department of Health and Social Services. Social Services Insp
Publication year:
1993
Pagination:
67p.,tables.
Place of publication:
Belfast
Looks at policy issues and goes on to deal with: prevalence of dementia in Northern Ireland; models of existing practice; current practice in 5 day care units; and elements of good practice. Also includes a directory of day care services. A separate volume contains a literature review.
Looks at policy issues and goes on to deal with: prevalence of dementia in Northern Ireland; models of existing practice; current practice in 5 day care units; and elements of good practice. Also includes a directory of day care services. A separate volume contains a literature review.
Subject terms:
inspection, older people, carers, day services, dementia;
The author of a DHSS Social Services Inspectorate report of the same title, outlines some of the issues that surround respite provision for the elderly.
The author of a DHSS Social Services Inspectorate report of the same title, outlines some of the issues that surround respite provision for the elderly.
Subject terms:
inspection, older people, short break care, carers, central government;
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.
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.
Subject terms:
inspection, older people, social care provision, standards, access to services, carers;
Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
Publication year:
1995
Pagination:
51p.
Place of publication:
London
Overview of a national inspection of local authority support to carers which took place in 5 local authorities between September 1994 and March 1995. The inspection focused in particular on carers of older people and disabled people.
Overview of a national inspection of local authority support to carers which took place in 5 local authorities between September 1994 and March 1995. The inspection focused in particular on carers of older people and disabled people.
Subject terms:
inspection, local authorities, older people, physical disabilities, social welfare law, social care provision, carers;
GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
Publisher:
Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
Publication year:
1995
Pagination:
2p.
Place of publication:
London
Letter accompanying 3 publications providing information on the development of services for carers at a time when departments will be preparing for the implementation of the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995. These are: 'A way ahead for carers', 'Caring today', and 'What next for carers?'.
Letter accompanying 3 publications providing information on the development of services for carers at a time when departments will be preparing for the implementation of the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995. These are: 'A way ahead for carers', 'Caring today', and 'What next for carers?'.
Subject terms:
inspection, older people, physical disabilities, social welfare law, social care provision, carers;
Northern Ireland. Department of Health and Social Services. Social Services Insp
Publication year:
1993
Pagination:
29p.,bibliog.
Place of publication:
Belfast
Literature review concerning day-care provisions for sufferers of dementia, conducted as a preliminary to an SSI inspection in Northern Ireland.
Literature review concerning day-care provisions for sufferers of dementia, conducted as a preliminary to an SSI inspection in Northern Ireland.
Extended abstract:
FITZPATRICK J.S., MARTIN P., CULBERT E.A.N. Inspection of day care services for dementia sufferers and their carers in Northern Ireland: a literature review. Northern Ireland. Department of Health and Social Services. Social Services Inspectorate, 1993.
Summary
Literature review concerning day-care provisions for sufferers of dementia, conducted as a preliminary to an SSI inspection in Northern Ireland.
Context
The Northern Ireland population over 65 has doubled in the twentieth century from 6% to 12%, while the vast majority of dementia sufferers are cared for in the community, with families as the main carers. However, day case services for this population have been relatively underfunded and lacking in strategy.
Contents
Report discusses the condition of dementia, ethical considerations, and policy and practice issues related to day-care provision and issues relevant to inspections.
Conclusion
The literature review contributed to the formulation of questions about day centres and providing agencies, to be put in the course of the subsequent inspection.
134 references
Subject terms:
inspection, literature reviews, older people, carers, day services, dementia;
Evidence and Policy, 3(3), August 2007, pp.385-405.
Publisher:
Policy Press
This article reports on an innovatory partnership between regulatory bodies and researchers to assess progress in improving NHS, local authority and other services for older people in 10 different parts of England. It discusses how consultation exercises held as part of local inspections that fed into a national review of the National Service Framework for Older People may enlarge the evidence base for planning and service improvement purposes. The results provide an example of the need for greater debate about different sources of evidence in health and social care. There is comparatively little recent UK research-based evidence on what people with dementia and their carers think about the services they receive and policy makers may need to draw on wide-ranging sources of evidence if they are to make necessary service improvements and to develop policy initiatives.
This article reports on an innovatory partnership between regulatory bodies and researchers to assess progress in improving NHS, local authority and other services for older people in 10 different parts of England. It discusses how consultation exercises held as part of local inspections that fed into a national review of the National Service Framework for Older People may enlarge the evidence base for planning and service improvement purposes. The results provide an example of the need for greater debate about different sources of evidence in health and social care. There is comparatively little recent UK research-based evidence on what people with dementia and their carers think about the services they receive and policy makers may need to draw on wide-ranging sources of evidence if they are to make necessary service improvements and to develop policy initiatives.
Subject terms:
inspection, joint working, older people, social care provision, user views, carers, consultation, dementia;
Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. Social Services Inspectorate
Publication year:
2006
Pagination:
27p., bibliog.
Place of publication:
Belfast
The need for an inspection of social care support services for carers was identified during the consultation on the Social Services Inspectorate's (SSI) roll-forward inspection programme for 2002-2005. The report identifies what carers value and assesses their unmet needs.
The need for an inspection of social care support services for carers was identified during the consultation on the Social Services Inspectorate's (SSI) roll-forward inspection programme for 2002-2005. The report identifies what carers value and assesses their unmet needs.
Extended abstract:
Author
CONN Lorna;
Title
Literature review to inform the inspection of social care support services for carers of older people in Northern Ireland .
Publisher
Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. Social Services Inspectorate, 2006
Summary
This literature review was produced to inform the development of standards for the Social Services Inspectorate's Inspection of Social Care Support Services for Carers of Older People.
Context
The aim of the inspection was to evaluate support services across the four Health and Social Services Board areas against draft standards which have been developed after comprehensive consultation with the statutory, voluntary, education and private sectors. Particular attention was paid to ensuring that both individual carers and carers' groups were central to the consultation process and informed the draft standards development and the inspection process.
Contents
The literature review highlights the historical development of services for carers, examines the extent of caring and looks at both national and international developments over recent years. In particular, it identifies what carers value, which should inform the development of services within both the statutory and voluntary sector and enhance support for carers in their important and invaluable caring role. A foreword explaining the aims and definitions is followed by an introduction outlining the history of the recognition of caring (a term which only began to appear in the literature in the 1970s) and research on caring in its own right. Sections discuss historical development, definitions of carers, the extent of caring, characteristics of carers, age, gender, race and diversity, duration of caring, poverty, social class, policy/legislative basis and tensions in policy, what carers value, the complexity of caring, perceptions of family involvement in caring and the impact on service provision, factors impacting in uptake of services, and international perspectives.
Conclusion
The development of professional practice both in assessing carers' needs and in providing appropriate services to meet those needs represents a significant challenge. Research has focused on specific areas of care giving, but has been limited, regarding the duration and types of care provided within Northern Ireland and the extent to which ethnic minority groups are able to access services. Additionally, little is known regarding assessment practice and how best to involve carers in service planning and delivery. There is insufficient clarity regarding what constitutes support services for carers as opposed to services for the care-for person and the extent to which agencies are responding appropriately to carers' needs. Progress has been made in carers' rights compared with other European countries and Australia . In the UK the political will exists to advance service provision for carers and to further involve them in the planning of such services. Statutory agencies continue to strive to find mechanisms for identifying carers. Professionals need to receive additional training to continue to identify and respond to carers in an individual, empowering, skilled and sensitive manner. An examination of progress regarding carers' assessments, the extent to which social care services meet the needs of carers and best practice in carer involvement are essential pre-requisites for the systematic planning of future work in this area.
72 references
ISBN 0 946932 18 2
Subject terms:
inspection, literature reviews, older people, social care, social care provision, unmet need, access to services, carers;