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Care managers can be champions for direct payments
- Author:
- BEWLEY Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 6(4), June 2000, pp.13-16.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Since the introduction of direct payments in 1997, only limited progress has been made in introducing schemes for people with learning difficulties. This article reviews the developments and the challenges, including the difficulties caused by publicity over the South Lanarkshire case. Care managers should do more to support and promote direct payments which are "exciting, challenging, innovative tools that help us towards empowerment and equality".
Direct payments direct control: enabling older people to manage their own care
- Author:
- HELP THE AGED
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Summary of the seminar on direct payments organised by Help the Aged. The organisation is concerned that many authorities do not run direct payment schemes, while others have schemes for disabled young people but have not extended them to older people. From April 2002 authorities will have the obligation to provide these services.