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The proof of the pudding: what difference does multi-agency working make to families with disabled children with complex health care needs?
- Authors:
- ABBOTT David, WATSON Debby, TOWNSLEY Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Family Social Work, 10(3), August 2005, pp.229-238.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Discusses findings from a 3-year research project, commissioned by the Family Fund and carried out by the Norah Fry Research Centre, which looked at both the process and impact of multi-agency working on families with a disabled child with complex health care needs. Interviews with 25 parents and 18 children and young people who used six developed, multi-agency services were carried out. Findings suggested that the services had made a big difference to the health care needs of disabled children but were less able to meet the wider needs of the child and the family particularly in relation to social and emotional needs. Multi-agency working appeared to make some positive, but not significant, differences to the lives of families.