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A pathway, not a barrier
- Authors:
- DAVIS Ann, RUMMERY Kirstein, ELLIS Kathryn
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.12.97, 1997, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Asks whether the right to an assessment really makes a difference to disabled people and their carers. Discusses the research on the effectiveness of assessments of need under the NHS and Community Care Act 1990.
Act without authority
- Author:
- MAHONY Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 3.12.97, 1997, p.17.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
On its first anniversary, the author reports on the much maligned Disability Discrimination Act.
Assessment of the psycho-social needs of clients with physical disabilities
- Author:
- GREEN S.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 33(4), 1997, pp.343-359.
Discusses the problems faced in the assessment and management of disabled people in South Africa.
Respite care in a children's residential unit: perceptions of parents, young people and staff
- Author:
- DAY Peter R.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Research, 2, 1997, pp.22-36.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Describes an exploratory qualitative study of staff and users' views of a respite care service provided in a residential care home for children with disabilities. Discusses the results in relation to other work on respite care for children and families. Implications for practice are considered and a philosophy for respite care, based on the results, is outlined.
On patient satisfaction in cerebral palsy care
- Authors:
- BAMFORD David, GRIFFITHS Huw, KERNOHAN George
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 27(4), August 1997, pp.605-614.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
To investigate the capacity for all-round service provision in Northern Ireland, this article describes the results of a survey to obtain both quantitative and qualitative data on the degree of social and health care support for families with a child affected by cerebral palsy. Results suggest that, while clinical medical care is generally good, the role of social support in health care management seems poorly defined, fragmented and variable.
"Nar alle revalideringsmuligheder ma anses for udtomte"
- Author:
- ANDERSEN Tine
- Journal article citation:
- Nordisk Sosialt Arbeid, 17(4), 1997, pp.231-235.
- Publisher:
- Universitetsforlaget AS
Looks at how the Danish rehabilitation institutions have been experiencing problems. Suggests a radical solution to these problems.
The spread of Disability Living Allowance
- Authors:
- NOBLE Michael, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 12(5), November 1997, pp.741-751.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Examines the spread of Disability Living Allowance across a group of low income households in an industrial town in North West England from the introduction of the new benefits in 1992 until the spring of 1996. Focuses on the changes over time of the incidence of Disability Living Allowance in the low income population and look at the relative spread of different elements of the benefit. Speculates on whether the new benefits have provided the most effective way of fulfilling the aims of the White Paper, The Way Ahead, and discuss the implications for social and medical models of disability.
Accounting for disability: customer feedback or citizen complaints?
- Authors:
- PILGRIM David, TODHUNTER Colin, PEARSON Maggie
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 12(1), February 1997, pp.3-15.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Summarise the findings of a study of the views and experiences of adults with acquired physical impairments, when involved taking open-ended accounts from respondents in order to elicit their concerns and experiences. The article focuses on two aspects of data from the study: views about health and social services; and those about citizenship. The paper also situates the role and status of personal accounts of disability within the health and social policy context of recent years, which has been characterised by both consumerism and an intensification in the activities of the disability movement.
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.