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The dignity challenge
— [Dignity in Care campaign] | | Author(s) | Elaine Cass |
| Journal title | Professional Social Work, February 2008 |
| Pages | pp 20-21 |
| Source | http://www.basw.co.uk http://www.scie.org.uk |
| Keywords | Health services ; Services ; Management [care] ; Attitudes to the old of general public. |
| Annotation | The author from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) sets out the research findings that underpin efforts to improve practice in the care of older people, with a specific focus on dignity. Supporting the Government's Dignity in Care campaign, SCIE urges specific measures to ensure privacy and autonomy for older people, as well as efforts to improve communication and boost the self esteem of vulnerable care users. Examples of promoting dignity in care are given, and these include the Evergreen Unit at St Pancras Hospital development of 'life story' books to support and inform the care it gives to its patients; the Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust's Essence of Care Group audit on dignity carried out to identify where further work was needed; and the United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust which has introduced a range of initiatives to improve nutrition and dignity at mealtimes. The Department of Health (DoH) Dignity in Care campaign has celebrated its first year. SCIE has produced an Adults' Services Practice Guide (number 9), "Dignity in care" (2006; with revisions) which can be downloaded from their website. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080225201 A |
| Classmark | L: I: QA: TOB |
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