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Changing places
- Author:
- GUTCH Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Impact, 11, January 1995, p.11.
Arthritis Care is the major charity in the UK working with and for the eight million people with arthritis. States that involvement of people with arthritis is central to what the organisation does.
The role of housing agency services in helping disabled people
- Authors:
- MACKINTOSH Sheila, LEATHER Philip, McCAFFERTY Paul
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Department of the Environment
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 113p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research study comparing and contrasting the clients, type of service, and the costs of 3 different kinds of agency which provide housing advice and help with adaptations for disabled people. The 3 types of agency were: Care and Repair and Staying Put projects; the Walbrook Disabled Persons Housing Service; and agencies run by local authorities which provide a more varied service.
Keeping the cash under control: what's the problem with direct payments in Scotland?
- Author:
- PEARSON Charlotte
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(1), January 2004, pp.3-14.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Implementation of the 1996 Community Care (Direct Payments) Act from April 1997 has gradually gained momentum as more and more local authorities have begun to embrace the idea, and develop their own direct payment policies and support structures. However, whilst users have overwhelmingly welcomed this transition, there remains a stark divide between the implementation and promotion of policy in different parts of the UK. This has resulted in only marginal use of direct payments for a small number of disabled persons in Scotland. As legislation moves to widen access to direct payments in Scotland, this article draws on a series of interviews with policy makers in two local authorities and examines some of the key problems that, to date, have prevented many authorities from offering direct payments as a mainstream service option for disabled people.
Face to face: an inquiry into the unmet information needs of disabled people
- Author:
- KNIGHT P. Cynthia
- Editor:
- KINRADE Derek.
- Publisher:
- National Information Forum
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 45p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report was based on a survey of disabled people in three London boroughs, Hackney, Southwark and Tower Hamlets. The survey aim was to find out disabled people's experiences of information provision by their local authority. In particular the survey looked at the provision of information as to what services a disabled person could receive from their local authority and how it was accessed, if at all. The three boroughs taking part in the survey selected, at random, disabled people from their registers and invited them to participate - 69 people responded in total. The sample covered a variety of disabilities, age ranges and ethnic backgrounds, of a sufficient spread to take account of the different communities in each borough. The main finding of the survey was that 61% of the participants felt that they did not receive information that met their needs and 86% of them had experienced difficulties in getting the necessary information. Most of them also said they that wouldn't know how to go about getting the information and 83% of them were worried by this situation. The main requirement identified by the participants was for clear, accurate and accessible information they could easily understand.
Cash and care in the community
- Author:
- FITCH Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Benefits, 14, September 1995, pp.23-25.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
Discusses the controversy over the suggestion that the assessment tasks concerned with disability benefits provision and the provision of care services should be combined.
Broken promises
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.08.95, 1995, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A survey by Scope has found that care in the community has largely failed to deliver user-controlled, needs-led services.
Multiple sclerosis in the community: a selective survey
- Author:
- EGATE Anthony
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 58(2), February 1995, pp.65-68.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Reports the results of a survey to assess aspects of the distribution and provision of service for clients with multiple sclerosis in the London borough of Sutton.
Brave new world
- Author:
- BELL Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 6.1.95, 1995, p.8.
Asks whether direct cash payments to disabled people are the way forward. Looks at what is happening in Tower Hamlets.
Two cats and a flat
- Author:
- BRINDLE David
- Journal article citation:
- Search, 22, Spring 1995, pp.8-11.
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
A recent survey supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found that disabled people who organised their own arrangements for personal and domestic assistance were more satisfied with the resulting provision than those who received services directly. Considers the practical issues behind this approach to independent living.
Community care alliance
- Author:
- MACFARLANE Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Impact, 10, November 1994, pp.10-11.
Outlines how users can and should be involved in planning and providing services.