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Together they cracked it — [domiciliary support schemes]
Author(s)	Louise Tickle
Journal title	Community Care, issue 1784, 27 August 2009
Pages	pp 30-31
Source	www.communitycare.co.uk
Keywords	Domiciliary services ; Services ; Social Services Departments ; Coordination ; Torbay ; Forest of Dean.
Annotation	The adult social care Green Paper's key message on joint working has already been taken up in some localities. This article notes that Chapter 4 of 'Shaping the future of care together' (Cm 7673, July 2009) sought more joined-up working between health, social and housing services. In Torquay, Devon, the intermediate care team has reduced hospital admissions and readmission. The value of a multi-disciplinary team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, district nurses, social workers and community nurses working together enables patients' needs to be met more quickly. In Forest of Dean District, Gloucestershire, caring for carers of adult service users has been augmented by introduction of a carers' emergency scheme. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-090902206 A
Classmark	N: I: PF: QAJ: 8DEH: 8GF *
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