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Can do, can't do?
- Author:
- CARLISLE Daloni
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 22.11.95, 1995, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Can Do, short for Changing Abilities Now: Disability Options, was established by Dumfries and Galloway Health Board to provide services to people with disabilities aged 16-65. This innovative project is now waiting to hear if it has a future.
Improving disability services: the way forward for health and social services
- Authors:
- BEGUM Nasa, FLETCHER Sheila
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 32p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Quick guide to improving services for disabled people. Aimed at senior managers in health and social services who may have overall responsibility for services for disabled adults, yet not have a detailed involvement at an operational level. Issues looked at include: information; access; advocacy; assessment; accommodation; aids and adaptations; day care; independence; health care; and user involvement. Also looks at legislation and guidance.
The power to change: commissioning health and social services with disabled people
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 46p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out guidelines for those commissioning health and social services for people with physical and/or sensory impairments between the ages of 16 and 65.
Private markets in health and welfare: an international perspective
- Editor:
- JOHNSON Norman
- Publisher:
- Berg
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 263p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Collection of papers examining the growing role of private markets in the provision and finance of health and social welfare services in the UK, Canada, France, Italy, Sweden, the United States, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. Considers whether the principal beneficiaries have been the state, the consumers, or the commercial providers. Includes papers on domiciliary and residential services, housing, and a range of health services.
First link in the chain: GPs as disseminators of non-clinical information
- Author:
- GAY Pat
- Publisher:
- Berkshire Disability Information Network
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- Bracknell
Research study looking at the role GPs' can play in disseminating information to disabled people and their carers. Looks at GPs' current practice in disseminating information and goes on to look at district nurses, health visitors, social workers, hospital staff and hospital social workers as information providers. Examines the experiences of users and carers with getting hold of information, and concludes by looking at ways of improving information provision.
Health in old age: myth, mystery and management
- Author:
- SIDELL Moyra
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 198p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Looks at myths surrounding health in older age. Includes chapters on: patterns of health and illness among older people; understanding chronic illness and disability; maintaining health with physical illness and functional disability; maintaining health with mental malaise; health care and the management of health; personal resources and social support; and a healthy future for old age.
What now: information on services for disabled people
- Author:
- ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
- Publisher:
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Brief question and answer guide to services for disabled people. Includes sections on: aids and equipment; education; employment; health service provision; housing; leisure; mobility; social security; and social services.
Defining and assessing quality of life
- Author:
- MAYERS Christine A.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 58(4), April 1995, pp.146-150.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article is a literature review, undertaken to have a fuller understanding of what is meant by the term 'quality of life' and how it is measured or assessed. The literature review shows that the term is not clearly defined. It is suggested that occupational therapists each have their own definition and may use the term too narrowly: a satisfactory quality of life means something different to all of us, whether we be occupational therapists or client. Suggests that it is more useful to find out what definitions a client gives to their quality of life when discussing the subject rather than trying to measure aspects of it by definitions of professionals.
Public health, preventive medicine and social services
- Author:
- DAVIES Brian Meredith
- Publisher:
- Edward Arnold
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 431p.,tables,diags.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores the structure, function and role of the community health service, placing particular emphasis on the social aspects of health and on disease prevention. Includes chapters on: the structure of health services in the United Kingdom; health audit; the measurement of health; maternity services; preventive child health services; immunisation; prevention of communicable diseases; AIDS; the Governments Health of the nation initiative; the role of the nurse in prevention of ill health; the work of the World Health Organisation; nutrition and environmental health; the structure of social services; care of children in need; child abuse; services for disabled people, older people and people with mental health problems; and alcohol and drug abuse.
Guidance: subject F; community care; sections 3-10
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Scottish Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Scottish Office
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 1v.,looseleaf.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Part of a 6 volume package containing all the guidance issued by the Social Work Services Group and the Social Work Services Inspectorate of the Scottish Office to local authorities from 1967 which is still in force. All other circulars and guidance issued by the SWSG since that date have been cancelled. All the volumes are designed to be updated when new circulars are issued. This volume contains sections 3-10 on community care. These are: choice of accommodation; commissioning and purchasing; complaints; dementia; disabled people; day services; domiciliary care; and health.