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Who knows?
— the provision of information to the carers of people with dementia | | Author(s) | Jon Glasby, Louise Kilbride |
| Journal title | Practice, vol 15, no 4, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 51-67 |
| Source | www.basw.co.uk |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Dementia ; Information needs ; Social Services Departments ; Social surveys ; Birmingham. |
| Annotation | Specialist voluntary agencies and primary care workers are thought to be key players in the dissemination of information and advice for carers of people with dementia. Against this background, this study was commissioned by Birmingham Social Services Department (SSD). A literature review was carried out, and semi-structured interviews were held with 18 social services managers and 18 local specialists. This found that carers of people with dementia do not appear to be receiving adequate information to support them in their role. Although there is a relatively large amount of information aimed at carers, and a range of initiatives are taking place in a number of health and social care agencies, there is little evidence of a co-ordinated or systematic approach. Common solutions identified during this study include: the distribution of information about how to care for someone with dementia; carers' support groups; community outreach to engage as wide a range of people as possible; more joint working between health and social care; a focus on primary care; working with the Alzheimer's Disease Society to avoid "reinventing the wheel"; and greater training opportunities for front-line staff. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040511201 A |
| Classmark | P6: EA: UV:IK: PF: 3F: 87E |
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