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Evaluating quality in services for disabled and older people
- Editors:
- PILLING Doria, WATSON Graham
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 229p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aims to raise awareness of different types of evaluation methods in use; discusses the problems associated with determining what quality is and who should set the standards; presents findings from the PASS (programme analysis of services systems) and PASSING (programme analysis of service systems implementation of normalisation goals) methods of assessment; compares PASS and PASSING with other evaluation methods; and includes service users' perspectives on service quality.
The cost and quality of care for people with disabilities
- Authors:
- BRAND Eileen, et al
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 50p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
A research report investigating the impact of contract setting introduced under community care legislation for the provision of care for people with disabilities. Examines two examples of contract setting relationships between local authorities and the voluntary sector, looking specifically at the information needs of purchasers and providers for costing the needs of disabled people.
Multidisciplinary quality assessment: the case of a child development team, part 2
- Author:
- HOWARD Lynne M.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 57(10), October 1994, pp.393-397.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The second of three articles. Explains the methodology of the study. The findings of the interviews of a range of staff within the team are explored in detail using the structure-process-outcome model outlined in the first article.
Care staff management: a practitioner's guide
- Authors:
- CLEMENTS John, ZARKOWSKA Ewa
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 257p.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
Practical guide for managers of services for people with long-term disabilities. Sets out to help managers motivate their staff and get the best quality performance from them. Offers a general framework for understanding the influences that affect the way staff function and then examines, chapter by chapter, ways of getting the best from them.
Scotland's children: proposals for child care policy and law; presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Scotland by command of Her Majesty August 1993
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Scottish Office
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- London
White paper building on what is best in Scottish child care law and suggesting some improvements. Includes chapters on: social trends and child care; rights, responsibilities and child care principles; services and support for children; children with disabilities; protection of children; children's hearings and the reporter; children and young people in trouble; and improving the quality of child care.
Developing MS healthcare standards: evidence-based recommendations for service providers
- Authors:
- FREEMAN Jenny, et al
- Publisher:
- Multiple Sclerosis Society,|MS Professional Network
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The physical and psychosocial problems experienced by people with MS are wide ranging, variable and often complex. This presents problems when defining needs and making recommendations for the provision of high quality services. There are a number of recurring themes throughout this document, reflecting those that are present for people with MS throughout the different stages of the condition. These recommendations provide a clear framework, which should inform the work of all those concerned with MS services including Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), as they lead on consulting with the community and working with social services and other agencies to decide the most effective way of delivering services to people with MS. For practical purposes we considered four phases of the condition: diagnostic; minimal impairment; moderate disability; and severe disability.
Quality measures for befriending services
- Author:
- HESLOP Pauline
- Publisher:
- Shared Care Network
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 62p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
To date, there has been a lack of research evidence about the effectiveness of befriending services and little guidance about what good practice should entail.This is despite a proliferation in befriending services, their growing popularity and government recognition of their importance to families of disabled children. Key areas include; the aims of the service, publicising the service, referrals, assessment , training, matching befrienders to befriendees, support and supervision arrangements, serviceuser involvement, resources, policies, breaks and endings and evaluation.
Analysis of the Quality Protects 2002 management action plans: services for disabled children and their families
- Author:
- COUNCIL FOR DISABLED CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- Council for Disabled Children
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 72p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Quality Protects Programme, (QP) was implemented across England in 1998 to improve services for children in need with a particular focus on looked after children.This report follows on from the previous analyses of the Quality Protects Management Action Plans, (MAPS). The last detailed report on issues in MAPS relating to disability was on the second year reports in 1999/2000 , also produced by the Council for Disabled Children. This report is intended to: note the quality of services currently available; note what is planned for the near future; highlight examples of services which seem to be working particularly well and which could be used as models by others; and identify areas of concern and gaps in provision. The report aims to identify innovative practice in: supporting young people with complex needs to remain in their community; multi agency working at both operational and strategic levels; and supporting children with challenging behaviour.
The good practice guide for support workers and personal assistants working with disabled people with communication impairments
- Authors:
- ABEL Pru, et al
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Many disabled people have communication impairments and this has particular implications for helping them to go about their daily lives. This booklet is aimed at personal assistants and support workers who are assisting people with communication impairments and it focuses on just one part of the assistance that is provided, help with communication. The guide: shows how communication is a human right; shares the experience of being a user of personal assistance who also has a communication impairment; shares the experience of being a personal assistant or support worker, working with someone with a communication impairment; offers practical advice from both the point of view of the disabled person and that of the personal assistant/support worker; and also lists the resources available to those working with this group of people
Resident outcomes of Medicaid-funded community residential care
- Authors:
- HEDRICK Susan C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 43(4), August 2003, pp.473-482.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Washington State's initiatives to increase the availability and quality of community residential care presented an opportunity to describe clients entering adult family homes, adult residential care, and assisted living and to identify outcomes of care. We enrolled 349 residents, 243 informal caregivers, and 299 providers in 219 settings. We conducted interviews at enrollment and 12 months later, and we collected data from state databases. The average resident was a 78yearold woman reporting dependence in two of six activities of daily living. Residents in adult family homes demonstrated significantly more disability. Seventy-eight percent of residents survived at the 12-month follow-up. In analyses that controlled for differences at enrollment, residents in the three types of settings were very similar in health outcomes at follow-up. State policies should reflect the wide range of needs of residents seeking care in these settings. Choices among type of setting can be based on the match of needs to individual preferences.