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Seamless care or patchwork quilt: discharging patients from acute hospital care
- Author:
- MARKS Linda
- Publisher:
- King's Fund Institute
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 55p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines discharge related problems, including management, administrative and policy issues.
Pain killer
- Author:
- FRANCIS Joy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.12.94, 1994, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
There is a growing problem of drug misuse among elderly people. Concern mainly relates to over-prescription of tranquillisers, but it was also discovered recently that there were older people in Glasgow who were injecting heroin. Looks at what is needed to tackle these problems.
Take shelter
- Authors:
- FISK Malcolm, HEARNDEN David
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 8.9.94, 1994, p.12.
Argues that sheltered housing should be transferred from housing to social services departments.
Sharing in sheltered housing
- Author:
- LLOYD Peter
- Journal article citation:
- LGIU Equalities News, 21, July 1994, p.9.
Argues for greater participation of occupants of sheltered housing in the management of the schemes in which they live, and examines the implications for the managers in these schemes.
I didn't know you cared: a survey of Anchor's sheltered housing tenants
- Authors:
- RISEBOROUGH Moyra, NINER Pat
- Publisher:
- Anchor Housing Trust
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 80p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Results of a survey of Anchor Housing's sheltered housing tenants. Includes data on: the tenants; the move to Anchor; tenants views on housing provided; the housing management and warden service; income, rent and affordability; health, dependency and domiciliary services; and consultation and participation.
Staff activity patterns in a community mental health team for older people
- Authors:
- VON ABENDORFF Richard, CHALLIS David, NETTEN Ann
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 9(11), November 1994, pp.897-906.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Uses a diary-based approach to examine the distribution of time of different professional staff in two community mental health teams for the elderly. It was possible to discriminate between two broad groups of staff, defined as core workers and extended role members of the teams based upon the range of responsibilities and patterns of time use. The latter group consisted of clinicians and psychologists. About three-quarters of staff time was spent in client-related activities, although there were differences between core and extended workers, the latter undertaking more service-related activities. The similarity of patterns of time use by core workers and other community-based workers is noted and the distinction between key workers and care managers is considered.
Co-production and self-care: new approaches to managing community care services for older people
- Author:
- WILSON Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 28(3), September 1994, pp.236-250.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Argues that human service agencies fail to recognize the large contribution which older people make to their own care. Managers who understand that service users are co-producers of care and recognize the need to manage the users, as well as their own staff and relations with other agencies, are more likely to be able to deliver good services. In future a greater understanding of co-production and the development of theory and practice which will combine the management of co-production with the empowerment of users within the public sector will be essential.
Caring for people in the community: the new welfare
- Editor:
- TITTERTON Michael
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 170p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Critical assessment of the implications of continuing changes in the community care system. Discusses their impact on a range of issues including: management; the role of the voluntary sector; the development of services for older people and people with learning difficulties; moving people with mental health problems into the community; and the problem of housing provision.
Joint human resource development strategies for community care: training and development for community organisations working with black and racial minority elders; a report to the Wandsworth Joint Training Strategy Group
- Authors:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT BOARD, NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE. Training Directorate
- Publisher:
- Local Government Management Board
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- Luton
Joint training strategy plan.
Professional power and managerial control: the case of GP assessments of the over-75s
- Authors:
- GLENDINNING Caroline, CHEW Carolyn, WILKIN David
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 28(4), December 1994, pp.317-332.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The Family Health Services Authorities (FHSAs) administer a new Contract for General Practitioners which includes a requirement for GPs to make, each year, a written offer of a health check, at home to all patients over 75. Examines the strategies adopted by FHSAs in tackling the administration of this particularly controversial requirement. Concludes that although apparently effective in the short term these strategies may have considerable long term shortcomings.