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| Involving older people through time banks | | Author(s) | David Boyle |
| Journal title | Working with Older People, vol 6, no 2, June 2002 |
| Pages | pp 9-11 |
| Keywords | Aid in kind ; Unpaid work [elderly] ; Lewisham. |
| Annotation | The author is one of the people responsible for bringing the idea of time banks to the UK. Time banks originated in the US in the 1980s. They build on some of the ideas behind money-less local trading schemes - often called LETS schemes, where members swap skills, instead of paying for services e.g. basic plumbing. However, LETS are based on the idea that some skills are "worth" more than others. Time banks are different in several respects. The main difference starts from the assumption that everyone's time is of equal value, no matter what you do with that time. Members of time banks equally give and take back their hours of support to and from each other, regardless of the type of help they provide or receive. Time banks tend to work alongside mainstream services, such as health authorities or social services departments. The practical implications amongst the older patients at a GP surgery in Catford, South East London are explored in this article. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020710203 A |
| Classmark | JQ: GH: 82LO |
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