This article represents reflections on current social and legal issues for people given a mental diagnosis, from a lived experience perspective. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This reflective piece occurs from the co-production of knowledge between Mark Lynes and Clive Sealey. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
To explore and understand the views of clients and formal and informal caregivers about the experienced quality of home care for older people.. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Dementia is a major public health problem with important physical, psychosocial, emotional, and financial consequences for patients, their caregivers, and society. Since patients prefer to be managed at home, extensive research has been conducted into effectiveness of psychosocial interventions to support informal caregivers. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an in‐home respite care program.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
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Parents with intellectual disability live normal lives and have children, but many of them lose custody of their children. However, little is known about the support, if any, that these children receive. Here, the present authors review the literature on the help and support given to children of parents with intellectual disability.. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
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Despite these tremendous pressures this publication demonstrates current examples of how councils support adult and young carers locally in a range of different ways from respite breaks to discount cards to tailored information and advice.
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Martin Webber's blog considers a systematic review of studies reporting on the association between carers' sense of coherence, and mental health outcomes
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A new report, based on the Voluntary Voices partnership's work with health and care commissioners and the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector (VCSE), has found that VCSE organisations play a pivotal role in delivering personalised care.
A survey of 1,000 people, carried out by the Care Quality Commission, asked people to rank their stress levels during key life events including organising a wedding and finding a child a nursery or school place. Over two thirds of those who had been involved in choosing a care home or home care service said that it was the experience they found most stressful.
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NICE is urging home care staff to make sure they give people direct responsibility for their own medicines wherever possible, with help from family or carers if needed.