All Outputs (11)

Self-assessment processes within care management: Learning from pilot projects (2011)
Journal Article

• Summary: Self-assessment is one of a range of new practices within adult social care, aimed at increasing the choices available to service users in relation to both the assessment process and the way services are delivered. By analysing the results... Read More about Self-assessment processes within care management: Learning from pilot projects.

Towards understanding variations in social care for older people in england (2011)
Journal Article

Indicators of the public provision of old age social care are routinely recorded in England and have been used for diverse purposes including performance monitoring. Despite long-term policy guidance promoting more homogeneous service provision, larg... Read More about Towards understanding variations in social care for older people in england.

Emergent approaches to care coordination in England: Exploring the evidence from two national organizations (2011)
Journal Article

For many years, there has been an international concern about the fragmented nature of health and social care services for vulnerable older people and younger adults. This article examines the implementation of two major policies in England designed... Read More about Emergent approaches to care coordination in England: Exploring the evidence from two national organizations.

Personalisation through individual budgets: Does it work and for whom? (2011)
Journal Article

In England, 'personal budgets' are being implemented at a time of financial austerity. They are part of a growing trend internationally to give users of publicly funded social care and support more choice and control. In the individual budgets' (IB)... Read More about Personalisation through individual budgets: Does it work and for whom?.

The identification and detection of dementia and its correlates in a social services setting: Impact of a national policy in England (2011)
Journal Article

Dementia continues to be under-recognized, an important issue in many countries. Policy addressing this has focused on the role of general practice-based staff, but dementia represents an area in which closer collaboration between community health an... Read More about The identification and detection of dementia and its correlates in a social services setting: Impact of a national policy in England.

Identification and recognition of depression in community care assessments: Impact of a national policy in England (2011)
Journal Article

Background: Depression continues to be under-recognized in older people. Most policies addressing this issue focus on the primary health care team. However, recognition may be improved by use of assessment tools and collaboration between secondary he... Read More about Identification and recognition of depression in community care assessments: Impact of a national policy in England.

Implementing Consumer Choice Long-term Care: The Impact of Individual Budgets on Social Care Providers England (2011)
Journal Article

common with many advanced welfare states, England has increasingly relied on consumerist principles to deliver both greater quality and improved efficiency the long-term care system. The Individual Budget (IB) pilots marked the next step this process... Read More about Implementing Consumer Choice Long-term Care: The Impact of Individual Budgets on Social Care Providers England.

The personalization of care services and the early impact on staff activity patterns (2011)
Journal Article

• Summary: This study examines the early impact on care coordinators' (care managers') work activity patterns of implementing the current personalization agenda within English local authorities. The Individual Budget (IB) pilots operated between 2005... Read More about The personalization of care services and the early impact on staff activity patterns.

Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies (2011)
Journal Article

Objectives: Our aim was to describe the current provision of case management arrangements in primary care for people with long-term conditions in England and identify the extent and nature of self-care support services within it. Methods: Cross-secti... Read More about Implementation of case management in long-term conditions in England: Survey and case studies.

Integrating assessments of older people: Examining evidence and impact from a randomised controlled trial (2011)
Journal Article

Case management for people with long-term conditions: impact upon emergency admissions and associated length of stay (2011)
Journal Article

This paper describes findings from a study that evaluated the implementation and impact of case management for long-term conditions (CMLTC) in 10 primary care trusts (PCTs). Patients who have long-term conditions and complex health and social needs m... Read More about Case management for people with long-term conditions: impact upon emergency admissions and associated length of stay.