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Good company
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 01.12.05, 2005, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
When a council-run employment service for socially excluded people hit a funding crisis the solution was to turn it into a charitable company. The chief executive of Pure Innovations explains to the author how he went about it and the services they provide.
The imbalance of power
- Author:
- ASPIS Simone
- Journal article citation:
- Voluntary Voice, 169, November 2002, p.14.
- Publisher:
- London Voluntary Service Council
Describes research into the involvement of disabled women in local regeneration work in London.
Funding adaptations: the need to cooperate
- Authors:
- HEYWOOD Frances, SMART Gavin
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 201p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Presents an in depth picture of how aids and adaptations for disabled people are funded in England and Wales. Brings together information from a wide range of funders. Makes recommendations for legislation, policy clarification, training, research and resources.
Balancing the Act: the impact of the Children Act 1989 on family link services for children with disabilities
- Authors:
- MACADAM Margaret, ROBINSON Carol
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 76p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The main aim of the study was to assess the extent to which the Family Placement Regulations have been implemented by family link services, to evaluate the impact regulations have had, and in particular to see whether they improved practice in placing children with disabilities. The study was carried out in two stages. Initially, a postal survey was conducted with all family link services for children in England and Wales. The second stage involved a detailed study of six family link services to see how they were operating under the Children Act. Recommendations are made.
Projections of demand for social care and disability benefits for younger adults in England: report of research conducted for the Commission on Funding of Care and Support
- Authors:
- SNELL Tom, et al
- Publisher:
- Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
Using an adapted version of a projections model for younger adults developed by the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), this paper provides projections of demand and future public expenditure for social care and disability benefits for younger adults (aged 18 to 64) in England to 2030. Projections are broken down in the categories of: people with learning disabilities; people with physical or sensory impairments; other groups (such as people with mental health problems) combined. The paper describes the various data used in the modelling; presents a set of base case assumptions: presents the projections obtained using those assumptions: and investigates the sensitivity of the projections to changes in those assumptions. A final section sets out some conclusions.
Inclusive integration: how whole person care can work for adults with disabilities
- Author:
- BROADBRIDGE Angela
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This report focusses on meeting the needs of working-age disabled adults as health and social care services are increasing integrated. It provides an empirical evidence base to demonstrate how whole person care (which is about making the connections between physical health, mental health and social care services) can be used to effectively meet these needs. The report also draws on the findings of a focus group with 12 disabled adults and carers on desired outcomes from the integration of health and social care services. Interviews with social care and voluntary sector professionals, commissioners and local authority policy to see if they are willing to include working-age disabled adults' needs in plans for future integration. The report looks at how working-age disabled adults have different needs and outcomes from older people and identifies the health inequalities they face in day-to-day life. Ten dimensions of health inequality are identified including housing, employment, financial security and quality of life. The report makes seven recommendations to inform the service response, including: taking a long term view of managing long-term conditions, viewing whole person care as a 10-year journey with matched by stable funding; debates on funding gap in social care should give consideration to the needs of working-age disabled adults; shifting resources from case management to community coordinated care to support prevention and providing a single point of contact for health and social care needs; service integration should take place across a much wider range of services to meet the needs of disabled people. (Edited publisher abstract)