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Community care and family law: an introduction
- Author:
- BUTLER Jonathan
- Journal article citation:
- Family Law, 38, April 2008, pp.343-346.
- Publisher:
- Jordan
This article attempts to explain what community law is and how it may be relevant to family law practice. It focuses particularly on family law involving disabled children, and/or disabled adults. The article covers the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; National Assistance Act 1948; Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000; section 28A of the CSDPA; Children Act 1989 section 17, section 17A and section 17B; and Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000.
Patient care in the community: community learning disability nursing; summary information for 2000-01: England
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Statistics Division 2B
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Statistics on patient contacts with NHS community learning disability nurses in England.
Targeting the resources of housing adaptations for people with disabilities
- Author:
- BREWIS Claire
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 60(3), March 1997, pp.123-128.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Community care legislation states that resources are to be targeted to those in greatest need. In line with this, the housing adaptations budget for one local authority in the north-east of England was divided up and allocated according to need instead of, as previously, on a first come, first served basis. This study looked at the timescales involved in receiving housing adaptations and the adaptations that were being carried out under one system and compared it with the more recent system, in order to determine if people in greatest need were being targeted more effectively under the new system and how quickly this was being done. The results showed an improvement in the targeting of the adaptations but an overall increase in the time taken to deliver them.
Community care for people with cerebral palsy: social work perspectives
- Author:
- BRIDGE Gillian
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 11(4), 1999, pp.15-26.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Using material derived from an empirical study in the London area of 58 parents whose children have cerebral palsy, this article examines the role and tasks of professional social workers. The subject is approached both from the perspectives of local authority social workers and those of parents. The findings that social workers feel restricted by community care responsibilities and by shortage of resources, and that parents are hostile and adversarial in their approach to them, echo the most recent reports from the Social Services Inspectorate. Argues for improving the training of social workers and for recognising that community are involves more than organisational responses.
Involving disabled people in community care planning: the first steps; an analysis of community care plans for England and Wales 1992
- Authors:
- GLENDINNING Caroline, BEWLEY Catherine
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Department of Social Policy and Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Research study looking at the extent to which people with disabilities have been involved in and consulted about the community care plans in their area.
Community care statistics 2008-09: social services activity report, England
- Author:
- NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE. Information Centre for Health and Social Care
- Publisher:
- National Health Service. Information Centre for Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 78p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report collates data on the social care activity of Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs) in England. Information is drawn from two sources, the Referrals, Assessments and Packages of Care (RAP) and the new Adult Social Care Combined Activity Return (ASC-CAR). This report is new for 2008-09 and replaces a number of reports based on separate data collections that were published previously. The data is reported under the following headings: access to care; packages of care; community based services; residential care; and carers. An estimated 2.04 million contacts from new clients were made to CASSRs in England in 2008-09, down 1% from the previous year. There were an estimated 1.78 million clients receiving services, a slight increase from 2007-08. Overall 1.54 million clients were receiving home care of various kinds. Most services were received by clients with physical disabilities, frailty or sensory impairment (72%) the remaining 18% had mental heath problems; 86,000 adults aged over 18 received direct payments. Since 2003 there has been a steady decline in the number of residents supported in care homes; 229,000 in 2008-09. During the year 398,000 carers received a carer’s assessment or review.
Community care in a rural setting: challenging the myth
- Authors:
- COPE Richard, PALFREY Colin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Research, 1, 1997, pp.33-45.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This study explores the impact of the NHS and Community Care Act (1990) upon a rural community in South West England. The research draws on the views of service users and practitioners with regard to the provision of support services. Results of the research found a marked degree of reliance on family carers and indicates that vulnerable people and their carers hold pessimistic views about the prospects for their continued support by medical and social services agencies.