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Listening to consumers: developing more responsive health services
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR SOCIAL ACTION
- Publisher:
- De Montfort University. Centre for Social Action
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
Draws on the experience of the Centre for Social Action in conducting community consultations and evaluations on behalf of health services and community agencies with an interest in health issues.
Ethnicity, disability and chronic illness
- Editor:
- AHMAD Waqar I. U.
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 154p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Brings together work on ethnicity, disability, chronic illness and caring. Examines the conceptualisation of disability or chronic illness and the implications of particular definitions; looks at everyday living with a disability or chronic ill health; and examines the role of services in providing support to disabled people and carers. Highlights the continued problems experienced by minority ethnic disabled and chronically ill people and their families.
Ethnicity and caring for a disabled child: the case of children with sickle cell or thalassaemia
- Authors:
- AHMAD Waqar I. U., ATKIN Karl
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 26(6), December 1996, pp.755-775.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Services for haemoglobinopathies have been a major site of struggles for the black communities, yet the social research literature on haemoglobinopathies remains patchy and fragmented. Provides an overview of the literature on sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia major in the broader context of debates on childhood disability and chronic illness, and on ethnicity, racism and health care.
Empowerment and advocacy: reflections on action research with Bangladeshi and Pakistani families who have children with severe disabilities
- Authors:
- FAZIL Qulsom, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 12(5), September 2004, pp.389-397.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The concepts of empowerment and advocacy, and how they impinge on power relationships for service providers working with black and Asian communities, are explored through the findings of a 20-month project carried out between 2000 and 2001 with 19 Pakistani and Bangladeshi families who have children with severe disabilities in Birmingham. This action research project evaluated an advocacy project designed to improve the quality of life for Pakistani and Bangladeshi families with at least one child with severe disabilities. The objectives included improving access to resources, services, information and support in ways which were non-stigmatising, and which were sensitive to the particular needs of the children and their carers. The present paper discusses four main themes: (1) advocacy and empowerment in practice; (2) issues of the efficacy of advocacy and of consultation within advocacy; (3) individual empowerment versus the families' needs; and (4) cultural and gender issues which emerged from the analysis of the study. The authors identify features of empowerment which must be addressed in advocacy services which are sensitive to ethnic differences. These issues must be addressed if services are to reap their potential to make a positive impact on the lives of the most vulnerable and powerless members of the community.
Improving the health of older Londoners: reviewing the evidence
- Authors:
- HOWSE Kenneth, PROPHET Helen
- Publisher:
- Centre for Policy on Ageing
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 111p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reviews the literature on the scope for improving the health of older people, particularly Londoners, in the context of the policy goals of the prevention of ill-health and disability, and the preservation of independence in later life. Identifies the key issues in developing a relevant strategy, summarises the epidemiology, reviews the evidence on the effectiveness of interventions, and discusses policy options.
Who cares: an overview of the Dutch systems of health care and welfare
- Authors:
- EWIJK Hans van, KELDER Tessa
- Publisher:
- Netherlands Institute of Care and Welfare
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 79p.,list of orgs.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Utrecht
Includes chapters on: general information about the Netherlands; care and welfare; health care and public health; and social issues, financing structure and trends.
Community care, ideology and social policy
- Author:
- COWEN Harry
- Publisher:
- Prentice Hall
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 262p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Hemel Hempstead
Offers a comprehensive evaluation of community care strategies within the context of government social policy, and assesses the shifts in political power from Conservative to Labour towards the end of the century. Includes chapters on: the history of community care; health services and community care policy; social services, community care and the market; older people and community care; disabled people; mental health, homelessness and housing policies; women and community care; black and minority ethnic groups; and citizenship, participation and community care.
Having a say: disabled children and effective partnership in decision making; section 1; the report
- Author:
- RUSSELL Philippa
- Publisher:
- Council for Disabled Children
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 93p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Builds on issues raised at a seminar held in 1996 looking at giving disabled children a voice in the services they receive. Considers a range of practice examples and policy initiatives, relevant literature and personal experiences of the wider membership of the Council for Disabled Children. Includes chapters on: obtaining a user's perspective on assessment; consulting the children; styles of communication (including play and multimedia); working with disabled children from minority ethnic groups; advocacy, self advocacy and representation; mutual support between disabled children; using quality circles; an educational perspective on listening to disabled children; the children's perspective on partnership with pupils; creating a positive learning environment; issues for health services; the legal framework for determining consent; sharing information; access to information and confidentiality; disabled children living away from home; involving users in research and consultation; and practical approaches to consulting disabled children on service development and review.
Race and gender differences in the distribution of home and Community-based services in Florida
- Authors:
- HAN Lein, BARRILLEAUX Charles, QUADAGNO Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 7(3/4), 1996, pp.93-107.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article examines the distribution of home and community-based services (HCBS) under Florida's Medicaid waiver programme. Controlling for personal and community characteristics, it was found that gender and race significantly affect the access of the disabled adult population to HCBS services, with women and non-whites significantly more likely to be receiving HCBS services.
London in need: a review of needs, policy and legislation facing London
- Author:
- LONDON RESEARCH CENTRE
- Publisher:
- London Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 107p., tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides detailed coverage of recent legislation and the effects of that legislation on groups within London and implications for services provided by voluntary organisations.