This book presents the reality of racism in today's NHS. It attempts to tackle the discrimination and injustice some people from minority ethnic groups working in the health service and particularly medicine currently endure. Using a range of anecdotal accounts, historical perspectives and research by contributors from culturally diverse backgrounds, ...
People with learning difficulties and very high support needs are at the forefront of service providers and commissioners' thinking. However, there are presently few solutions to providing them with opportunities. "Unlocking the future" explores ways in which services need to change to provide this group of people with lifestyles based ...
This second study from the Changing Days project is a practical guide on how best to achieve the integration of adults with learning difficulties into the community. It builds on the vision set out in the first book, Changing Days, and reflects the experience of working in five sites around ...
This report summarises the material produced by a workshop which was set up in response to feedback from local carers who took part in the first stage of the Carers Impact project. The workshop aimed to review the progress made in implementing the Carers Act and undertaking carer assessments and ...
This report summarises the material produced by a workshop which was set up in response to feedback from local carers who took part in the first stage of the Carers Impact Project in East Sussex. The workshop aimed to agree good practice in carer assessments and to consider ways of ...
This report summarises the material produced by a workshop which was set up in response to feedback from local carers who took part in the first stage of the Carers Impact Project in Bolton. The workshop aimed to agree good practice in carer assessments and to consider ways of ensuring ...
This bulletin gives a brief progress report on the work of Changing Days. Much of its contents will be written up in more detail in a book to be launched in 1998.
This report focuses on the provision of equipment and adaptations for older people with disabilities. It looks at the problems which older people with disabilities experience in gaining access to the help with equipment and adaptations that they require, sets out some examples of ways in which service provision can ...
This book is a practical guide that examines how to move away from segregated services for people with learning difficulties to a service based on individual needs. It outlines the progress of the Changing Days project, a partnership between the King's Fund and the National Development Team, which was launched ...