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Listening to the dementia workforce — local providers' perceptions of dementia services
Author(s)	Jill Manthorpe, Helen Alaszewski
Journal title	Quality in Ageing, vol 3, no 2, June 2002
Pages	pp 22-29
Keywords	Dementia ; Services ; General practice ; Interaction [welfare services] ; General practitioners ; Attitude.
Annotation	This article reports the findings of a small research study exploring provision at local level for people with dementia. The study involved a survey of practitioners and managers, and the difficulties of this approach are illustrated and explored. Responses contained a range of relevant opinions about service delivery, particularly perceived levels of quality and adequacy. Those providing care pointed to the unfulfilled potential of services for people with dementia, and their views provide a perspective on the workings of local services and their interrelationships. The views of staff may be helpful to the development of planning and quality mechanisms. While they cannot substitute for those of users and carers, they are views emanating from experience and concern. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020718203 A
Classmark	EA: I: L5: QK6: QT6: DP
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