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Delivering housing adaptations for disabled people: a good practice guide
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 77p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document describes the various statutory duties laid upon both social services and housing authorities in relation to their adaptations service. It draws on identified good practice from local authorities across the country in advising on the key issues about how the service should be organised and the full process of delivery from first contact with a client to the completion of the adaptation. The purpose of an adaptation is to modify disabling environments in order to restore or enable independent living, privacy, confidence and dignity for individuals and their families. It is therefore not primarily a matter of building work, the provision of equipment or otherwise modifying a dwelling, but providing an individualised solution to the problems of people experiencing a disabling environment. The primary purpose of this document is to advise local authorities on how they can establish a first class service which can deliver adaptations to the homes of disabled people in order to meet their needs and statutory entitlements.
Guide to integrating community equipment services
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides guidance on the integration of health authority and local authority roles in providing community equipment such as equipment for home nursing, daily living and communication. Outlines how to meet users' needs at different stages in their lives, how services are going to be integrated, how they will be funded and targets for implementation, with a list of useful contacts and resources.
Assessing children in need and their families: practice guidance
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 141p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This practice guidance, a companion volume to the guidance in the 'Framework for the assessment of children in need and their families', starts by covering the key theories, research findings and practise wisdom that have underpinned the development of the Assessment Framework. There follows specific knowledge and guidance about working with black and minority ethnic children and their families, and with disabled children and their families. Concludes by outlining the resources which can be used to support staff in their practice and in their professional development.
Report of the task and finish group on care pathways for long term neurological conditions
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government. Task and Finish Group on Care Pathways for Long Term Neurological Conditions
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This report by the Welsh Neuroscience Expert Group Care Pathways sub-group outlines a process for the development of care pathways to support children, young people and adults with long term neurological conditions. The aim of these pathways is to help people with long term neurological conditions manage their condition, maintain independence and achieve the best possible quality of life through an integrated process of education, information sharing, assessment, care planning and service delivery. It is suggested that this would be as delineated in the National Service Framework for Long Term Conditions for England. Areas addressed are: early recognition, diagnosis and treatment; acute care; early specialist rehabilitation; community and longer term rehabilitation; transitions; vocational and educational rehabilitation; equipment and accommodation; personal care and support for the sufferer, their families and carers; palliative care, care within hospital and other health or social care settings; quality assurance, audit and development.
Guidance: subject F; community care; sections 3-10
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Scottish Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Scottish Office
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 1v.,looseleaf.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Part of a 6 volume package containing all the guidance issued by the Social Work Services Group and the Social Work Services Inspectorate of the Scottish Office to local authorities from 1967 which is still in force. All other circulars and guidance issued by the SWSG since that date have been cancelled. All the volumes are designed to be updated when new circulars are issued. This volume contains sections 3-10 on community care. These are: choice of accommodation; commissioning and purchasing; complaints; dementia; disabled people; day services; domiciliary care; and health.