The Health and Care Act 2022 and concurrent reforms to the public health system have introduced a range of changes and some simplifications to the landscape of national bodies in the health and care system.
Here, we explain the core functions of the national bodies with the most significant role in setting policy for and shaping the operation of the health and care system. We also look at how these organisations are held accountable for carrying out those functions and the extent to which central government can direct them.
[Report] To explore how local authorities make improvements and measure success, and what type of support they use to make improvements, we conducted 27 interviews with those involved in improving adult social care in local authorities. We explored the adult social care improvement ‘stories’ in five local authorities and compared what we heard with established approaches and principles of quality improvement used in many sectors.
Opinion piece, but also bringing in statistical data. Looks at how social care struggles to compete with supermarkets on pay and benefits (staff discounts on essential shopping). Also compares to NHS healthcare support worker roles in terms of pay progression and development opportunities.
‘Single-handed care’ initiatives seek to identify whether all or part of a homecare package involving more than one care worker can be safely reduced to a single worker. The aim of this study was to identify, describe and explain current processes and practices for single-handed care initiatives and double-handed homecare reviews. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The aim of the present systematic review was to investigate cultural factors associated with burden in unpaid caregivers of older adults. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This paper presents the findings of a structured literature review conducted between January and March 2021 on delayed discharges of people with learning disabilities in long-stay hospital settings. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
It is important for social care staff to understand what a learning disability is so that they can identify people with learning disabilities and provide them with the support they need.
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This paper reports the findings of a thematic narrative review of peer-reviewed articles exploring innovation in UK independent homecare services published between January 2009–August 2021. Our analysis of 15 papers reveals four broad innovation types: personalised funding, operational models, workforce development and assistive technology. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The purpose of this scoping review is to identify and synthesise what is already known about the quality of life of older carers and care-recipients, considered together, which we refer to as ‘dyadic QoL’; both in general, and with regard to the impact of community-based social care. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Care home residents with stroke have higher levels of disability and poorer access to health services than those living in their own homes. We undertook observations and semi-structured interviews (n = 28 participants) with managers, staff, residents who had experienced a stroke and their relatives in four homes in London, England, in 2018/2019. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The aim of this systematic review is to provide an overview of the content and effectiveness of empowerment-oriented interventions directed at informal caregivers of community-dwelling older adults. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of carers of people with dementia of South Asian origin, living in the UK. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Unnecessarily prolonged stays in hospitals can have negative impacts on patients and present avoidable costs to health and social care systems. This paper presents the qualitative findings of a multi-methods study of the social care causes of delayed transfers of care (DTOC) for older people in England. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
In this qualitative study, we explored views of social care professionals in England on supporting older carers, as well as the feasibility, potential benefits and challenges of applying a dyadic outcomes approach into policy and practice. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Despite evidence of high rates of diagnosable mental health difficulties in children in care, there remains ongoing debate around the appropriateness of traditional diagnoses and treatments. The aim of this study was to quantitatively explore whether mental health diagnosis and treatment decision-making differed when a young person was identified as being in care, specifically focused on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a trauma-specific mental health disorder with rates substantially higher in children in care versus their peers.
Policy guidance promotes supporting people to live in their own homes for as long as possible with support from homecare services. We aimed to examine risk and safety issues for people with dementia and their homecare workers and risk mitigation practices adopted by homecare workers to address identified risks. To read the full article, choose “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
‘What matters to me’ is a five-category preference elicitation tool to assist clients and professionals in choosing long-term care. This study aimed to evaluate the use of and experiences with this tool. To read the full article, choose “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This study investigates under what conditions older spouses receive personal care from their spouse. To read the full article, choose “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
W. Schröer, и S. Sting. Handbuch Soziale Arbeit in der Einwanderungsgesellschaft. Grundlinien - Konzepte - Handlungsfleder – Methoden, Brandes & Apsel, Frankfurt a. M., (2004)
K. Scheiwe. Erziehung und Bildung von Kindern als gemeinsames Projekt: zum Verhältnis familialer Erziehung und öffentlicher Kinderbetreuung., Schneider Hohengehren, Baltmannsweiler, (2010a)