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An example to us all
- Author:
- HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.10.03, 2003, pp.58-59.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks the introduction of free nursing and personal care for older people by Scotland's local authorities and explains why the approach seems to be working.
Policy making for diversity among the aged in India
- Author:
- PUROHIT Brijesh C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 15(4), 2003, pp.49-79.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Population aging is occurring rapidly in India, and the implications of an aging society are likely to be experienced in an adverse manner unless immediate steps are taken to provide social security for all of India's older population. This article analyses the major Indian states across three income groups and describes the differences and inequalities across states and rural/urban areas with regard to income, living arrangements, pension benefits, etc. The efforts by central and state governments to meet the needs of older persons are outlined and critiqued. Suggestions are made for the establishment of more equitable income security, and health and social services schemes. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
BME carers: challenging the myth;"they look after their own"; a good practice guide
- Author:
- WALES. National Assembly
- Publisher:
- Wales. National Assembly
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This examination of the extent to which carers services in Wales are accessible to Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) carers is located within the overall 'Caring about Carers - a Strategy for Carers In Wales (Implementation Plan)', a project initiated by the Welsh Assembly Government. Supported also by the Welsh Assembly Government, and carried out within the auspices of AWEMA (All Wales Ethnic Minority Association) as a BME Carers project, this study sets out to explore the needs of BME carers in Wales and the extent to which they felt that their needs were being recognised and addressed by mainstream services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Policy into practice: growing older with a learning disability
- Author:
- THOMPSON David
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 21(3), 2003, pp.71-78.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Identifies the major support needs for older people with learning difficulties. Goes on to discuss the impact of two recent policy documents in England: the 'National Service Framework for Older People' and 'Valuing people: a new strategy for learning disability in the 21st Century' on the lives of older people with learning difficulties.
Intermediate care or integrated care: the Scottish perspective on support provision for older people
- Author:
- PETCH Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 11(6), December 2003, pp.7-14.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Looks at how the concept of intermediate care appears to have been rejected in Scotland in favour of an emphasis on integrated care. The article explores the apparent divergence in the broader context of policy variation post-devolution and against the aspirations for a whole-system approach.
Early release for seriously ill and elderly prisoners: should French practice be followed?
- Author:
- STEINER Eva
- Journal article citation:
- Probation Journal, 50(3), September 2003, pp.267-276.
- Publisher:
- Sage
In 2002 a formal system for dealing with the early release of prisoners on grounds of ill health was introduced in France. This article describes the principal features and background to this new system and examines the arguments at issue on this question, more particularly the human rights argument in light of the Strasbourg case law under article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In a comparative perspective the article questions whether, given the prison situation in England and Wales, a similar reform should not also be considered in this jurisdiction.
Higher benefits and better indicators need to cut poverty claim charities
- Author:
- WELLARD Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.10.03, 2003, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the governments progress so far in tackling poverty light of its fifth annual poverty report 'Opportunity for all'. Also highlights areas that are not included in the poverty indicators.
What do employers really think of their older workers?
- Author:
- YEANDLE David
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 13(1), January 2003, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Reports on the results of a survey by the Engineering Employers' Federation on age discrimination issues. Discusses the results of the survey and the implications for Government policy.
Hospital discharge and the citizenship rights of older people: will the UK become a test-bed for Eastern Europe?
- Authors:
- FORD Deirdre, STEPNEY Paul
- Journal article citation:
- European Journal of Social Work, 6(3), 2003, pp.257-272.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The authors draw on their UK and European experiences as well as the growing body of research on hospital discharges of older people to illustrate how citizenship rights and social justice cannot be upheld without ethical good practice in this field. Entitlements and ethical considerations can be obscured by the economic interests of the agencies involved. These developments which are already evident in other European welfare states provide a warning to Eastern Europe about the dangers of importing managerial and market principles into the field of care for older people. Research evidence supported by case studies is used to illustrate how rights to health care and even human rights can be overridden when policies of cost containment combined with efficiency targets begin to shape decisions about care. Argues that research can provide guidance on the essential elements for good practice in inter-professional work, especially concepts of well-being that include justice, fairness, participation and autonomy to counteract the jeopardised citizenship of older people.
Care management for older people: access, targeting and the balance between assessment, monitoring and review
- Authors:
- STEWART Karen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 21(3), 2003, pp.13-22.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Explores three issues intrinsic to assessment and care management arrangements in older people's services: eligibility criteria, assessment, and monitoring and review. Includes data from a national study of care management arrangements and places these findings in the context of policy initiatives at the inception of community care and those arising more recently from the Government's modernisation agenda. The data presented highlight both the nature and extent of changes required to meet specified Government objectives in these key areas in order to improve services for vulnerable older people.