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Using digital media to access information and good practice for paid carers of older people
— a summary | | Corporate Author | Interactive Technologies Research Group, University of Brighton; Social Care Institute for Excellence - SCIE |
| Publisher | Social Care Institute for Excellence, London, 2006 |
| Pages | 16 pp (Report 15 summary) |
| Source | SCIE, Fifth floor, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5BH. http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/reports/report... |
| Keywords | Care home staff ; Information technology ; Standards of provision ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | This summarises a study commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and carried out by the University of Brighton to explore the feasibility and the appropriateness of digital technologies to support the work of paid carers in residential care homes. The study used a combination of methodologies to develop a picture of current work practices across the sector, and to gauge the appropriateness of support mechanisms for seeking information and communication using digital technologies. A full report is available from the website link given. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061018209 E |
| Classmark | QRM: UVB: 583: 3F * |
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