This paper reports on the first phase of a joint King's Fund Centre and Nuffield Institute initiative on monitoring community care implementation. It provides the first independent account of progress in implementing the community care changes which is based on sampling a vertical cross section of stakeholders in a range ...
Launched in October 1992 Carers Impact is a three year development project working alongside health and local authorities to stimulate initiatives that will provide greater practical support for carers looking after elderly, ill or disabled people who cannot manage at home without help. The goal is to make effective carer ...
This book is based upon the King's Fund Centre's experience over the past four years of developing carers' support in different local authorities around the United Kingdom. The briefings aim to provide a map to guide people through the maze of creating and sustaining a service development programme. Using the ...
In this booklet the author describes how the team introduced a user-friendly tool for assessing the nutrition of elderly patients on their ward and a flexible health promotion programme to meet the special requirements of the patients and their carers. This series looks at some ways nurses in Nursing Development ...
This is a self-help book designed to help carers feel more in control of their lives and empowered in their dealings with service providers . It is a book of ideas and suggestions based on the experiences of carers, the people they care for, and those who work with and ...
In this booklet, the author, a ward sister, describes how she consulted carers on how to provide effective ward services for elderly people and how the team has set about meeting the carers needs. This series looks at some ways nurses in Nursing Development Units (NDUs) have tried to make ...
All carers have social, emotional, medical, financial and practical needs. Those of Chinese carers are compounded by isolation brought about through language and cultural differences, and unusually long work hours. This book helps people in statutory and voluntary organisations contact Chinese carers, identify their needs and provide the services they ...
This publication provides useful information for Chinese carers in the following areas: financial assistance, medical and health services; personal support for the carer; practical help at home; help with transport; aids, equipment and supplies; interpreting and translation services; advisory services; death and dying; London research; useful national organisations; Chinese organisations ...
This publication is a practical workbook to help local and health authorities as they implement the NHS and Community Care Act. It lays the foundation on which they can build better practical support for carers in the new community care era. Developed in consultation with carers, service users and community ...