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Supporting vulnerable people before and during a heatwave: advice for health and social care professionals
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 110
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This factsheet informs health and social care staff about the risks and dangers of a severe heatwave and helps them to plan what to do in advance. It offers advice both on caring for people most at risk during a heatwave, and on organising others who provide care. It outlines who is at risk, the effects of heat on health, reducing the risk before a heatwave and action to take during a heatwave. (Edited publisher abstract)
Domiciliary care services for adults in Northern Ireland (2015)
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. Community Information Branch
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 60
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Summarises information collected from Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts on adults receiving domiciliary care services from the statutory and independent sectors during a survey week in September 2015. It details information on the numbers of clients receiving domiciliary care, visits, contact hours and intensive domiciliary care provision. The results reported include that approximately 321,987 domiciliary care visits were provided by HSC Trusts, 4 per cent less than the number during the survey week in 2014. Of these visits 34 per cent were provided by the statutory sector and 66 per cent by the independent sector. A total of 6,635 clients received a domiciliary care visit lasting 15 minutes or less, almost three in ten (29 per cent) of all clients receiving domiciliary care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Domiciliary care services for adults in Northern Ireland (2014)
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. Community Information Branch
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 47
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Statistical information on adults receiving domiciliary care services from the statutory and independent sectors during the survey week (14th - 20th September 2014). It details information on the numbers of clients receiving domiciliary care, visits, contact hours and intensive domiciliary care provision. The survey found that an estimated 250,798 contact hours of domiciliary care were provided by HSC Trusts. Of these 32% of care contact hours were provided by the statutory sector and 68% by the independent sector. Trusts provided domiciliary care services for 24,189 clients, 5% less than the number during the survey week in 2013. The number of clients receiving 6 or more visits has steadily increased since 2010, with 80% of all clients receiving domiciliary care services receiving 6 or more visits in the 2014 survey. (Edited publisher abstract)
Review of minimum care standards for nursing homes; report of stakeholder engagement exercises
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 18
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report outlines the results of a series of stakeholder engagement exercises designed to canvass views on Minimum Care Standards for Nursing Homes and the proposed amendments. Nursing home providers, managers of registered nursing home and trust care managers took part in the exercises. Delegates were asked to discuss the positive and challenging aspects of the current standards; examine the format, style, language and tone of the standards and indicate their preferences for how a revised version might look; and identify the positive and challenging aspects of the new standards and whether they felt the standards would be achievable and effective. The draft revised standards set out the requirements for registration and inspection of nursing homes providers by the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority to ensure a consistency of approach throughout Northern Ireland and ensure that residents and their families and carers, service providers and commissioners have a clear understanding of the minimum standards of care they can expect to receive and provide. (Edited publisher abstract)
Domiciliary care services for adults in Northern Ireland (2013)
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 37
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This statistical report summarises information collected from Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts on adults receiving domiciliary care services from the statutory and independent sectors during the survey week 15th - 21st September 2013. It details information on the numbers of clients receiving domiciliary care, visits, contact hours and intensive domiciliary care provision. (Edited publisher abstract)
Domiciliary care services for adults in Northern Ireland (2012)
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 37
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report summarises information collected from Health & Social Care (HSC) Trusts on adults receiving domiciliary care services from the statutory and independent sectors during the survey week 16th - 22nd September 2012. It details information on the numbers of clients receiving domiciliary care, visits, contact hours and intensive domiciliary care provision. (Publisher abstract)
Standards for adult social care support services for carers
- Author:
- 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.
Facing the future: Building on the lessons of winter 1999/2000
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Report reviewing the demand for health and social services in Northern Ireland during the winter of 1999/2000 and evaluating the effectiveness of arrangements that were put in place to deal with the high levels of demand placed on services. Draws on the lessons learned to identify actions required to develop services to cope with future demands.
Adult community statistics: 1st April 2008-31st March 2009
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 80p., tables
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This statistical report presents information on activity for all Programmes of Care for adults, gathered from HSC Trusts via the annual and quarterly statistical returns. Statistical tables are presented in 6 sections. All Programmes of Care, Elderly Care, Mental Health, Learning Disability, Physical and Sensory Disability, and Primary Health and Adult Community.
Adult community statistics: 1st April 2009-31st March 2010
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 77p., tables
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This statistical report presents information on activity for all Programmes of Care for adults, gathered from HSC Trusts via the annual and quarterly statistical returns. Statistical tables are presented in 6 sections. All Programmes of Care, Elderly Care, Mental Health, Learning Disability, Physical and Sensory Disability, and Primary Health and Adult Community.