Bruce McClure’s blog looks at a feasibility study of ‘LifeFul’, a reablement programme in the care home context.
[read the full story...]Reablement in a care home context: a feasibility study
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From charity to social enterprise: a case study highlights challenges in adopting self-directed support policy
Jenny Fisher considers the perspectives of staff, managers and service users of a Scottish social care charitable organisation for children with complex needs, which faces funding and organisational change, brought about by self-directed support legislation.
[read the full story...]The Two Pots? Experiences of peer workers within mental health services
Sarah Carr examines a literature review on peer workers’ perceptions and experiences to the implementation of peer worker roles in mental health services, and finds some familiar themes.
[read the full story...]“No ‘one size fits all’ model for delivering primary care” says RAND Europe
Summary of a report, produced by RAND Europe, exploring different models for delivering primary care, including collaboration, and how to manage change.
[read the full story...]How do health and social care leaders respond to user involvement?
Service user researcher and consultant, Gerry Bennison presents his first Social Care Elf blog. In it he critically discusses the findings of a study looking at how leaders in health and social care are responding to service user involvement.
[read the full story...]Common themes emerge in creating person centred organisations supporting people with learning disabilities
There is an increasing focus on how organisations that support people with learning disabilities can move to a position where they can deliver personalised services. In Control has provided a range of reports on the evaluation of the use of personal budgets and a recent publication by Helen Sanderson Associates, Creating Person Centred Organisations has [read the full story…]