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People with MS in long-term care: good practice guidelines for service providers
- Authors:
- RIDLEY Joanna, SMYTH Ann
- Publisher:
- Multiple Sclerosis Society,|Leonard Cheshire
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide highlights the key principles that should underlie the provision of high quality care provision in residential and nursing care homes. The Guide is aimed at managers and owners of Homes and at current and potential service users, their families and friends. It will also be of interest to purchasing and registration authority staff. People with MS often have complex care needs and it is important that staff are appropriately trained to be able to meet these needs. But the key to providing the highest quality of care is recognising and responding to the needs of people as individuals. So, while this Guide focuses on care provision as it might relate to people with MS, it also emphasises that care services within a Home need to meet the full range of physical, clinical, social, spiritual and emotional needs of each individual.
The dignity of risk: a practical handbook for professionals working with disabled children and their families
- Authors:
- COUNCIL FOR DISABLED CHILDREN, SHARED CARE NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Council for Disabled Children
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 134p.
- Place of publication:
- London
While safety is a key concern for professionals working with disabled children, over-zealous attitudes to risk management can limit their achievements and negate their life chances. As one young disabled person put it, 'the saddest words are "you can’t" when you know that you can.' The handbook outlines essential elements of good practice and policy, covering topics such as health and safety, meeting children’s health care needs, moving and handling children, and physical interventions for managing behaviour. Each chapter also includes examples of forms used by different service providers. These forms, which have been modified for use in the handbook, can be photocopied and further adapted by practitioners for use in their workplace. Based mainly on the experience of Shared Care services, the handbook will be particularly useful for providers of short-break services, in-home care such as sitting services, befriending schemes and after-school clubs.