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Carers of people with learning disabilities and their experience of the 1995 Carers Act
Author(s)	Carol Robinson, Val Williams
Journal title	British Journal of Social Work, vol 32, no 2, March 2002
Pages	pp 169-184
Keywords	Informal care ; Cognitive impairment ; Rights [elderly] ; Law ; Evaluation ; South West England.
Annotation	Drawing on research conducted in south west England between 1997 and 1999, this paper seeks to highlight the impact of the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995 on carers of people with learning disabilities. The research examined the views and experiences of carers who had had needs assessments, those being cared for, and professionals conducting assessments. The paper concludes that the Carers Act is not widely used, or understood, by this group of carers. Recommendations for improving practice include changes to the current terminology, new triggers for a carer's needs assessment, and a greater input from other agencies, especially health services. Full results of the authors' research project on the effects of the Act on potential conflicts of interest with the person with learning difficulties have been published as "In their own right: the support needs of family carers of people with learning disabilities" (Policy Press, 2000). (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020327502 A
Classmark	P6: E4: IKR: VR: 4C: 82Y
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