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Care coordination and key worker services for disabled children in the UK
- Author:
- SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCH UNIT
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Many research studies report that parents want a single point of contact with services and an effective, named person to get what the need for their child in terms of services. This summary reports on the results of a survey, carried out at the end of 2002, on the situation of care coordination for disabled children in the UK. Questionnaires were sent to 255 local authorities and 159 questionnaires were returned. Reports on the results focusing on: the number of care coordination schemes; multi agency involvement; parents and child involvement; funding; eligibility; and the use of keyworkers.
From a day centre to a resource centre for physically disabled people
- Authors:
- GIBSON Marion, SWALLOW Michael
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health and Social Services
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 63p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Report of an assessment of services at the Island Day Centre, Belfast. Areas looked at include: role of the keyworker, setting of individual objectives for clients, and review meetings. Also examined the work of the occupational, speech and physiotherapists at the centre, and the medical and social work input. Also surveyed staff and carers.
Parents' support needs: the views of parents of children with complex needs
- Author:
- LIMBRICK-SPENCER Gudrun
- Publisher:
- Handsel Trust
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 44p.bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
When a child has a disability or a range of complex needs, a first priority is to provide the child with medical care and therapy to enhance their development. However this is is by no means the only priority. Parents suddenly find themselves in the position of carer in addition to parent. Parents themselves need support so that they can care for the child, themselves and the rest of their family. This report sets out the results of the UK SOFTY survey, a postal survey asking the views of parents of children with complex needs on the support that was available to them as parents or the support that they would have liked to have been available to them.