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Survey to identify the community care needs of the black and minority ethnic communities — final report
Corporate Author	Cultural Unity Working Group, Social Services Department, London Borough of Southwark
Publisher	Focus Consultancy Ltd, London, 1996
Pages	79 pp
Source	Focus Consultancy Ltd., 33B Warwick Square, London SW1V 2AQ.
Keywords	Ethnic groups ; Black people ; Community care ; Needs [elderly] ; Services ; Voluntary agencies ; Social surveys ; Southwark.
Annotation	This report, commissioned by Southwark Social Services Department, is about improving access to community care services for black and ethnic minority services in the borough. The findings highlight the range of ethnic-specific services provided by voluntary and community-based service providers and their support organisations - whose views were sought in the survey - filling gaps in mainstream services, including providing direct domiciliary home-based services. However, such organisations need to secure proper funding and support, if they are to improve their services and be accepted as part of the care management process. The report concludes that culturally-based services were essential to improving access, and that there was a need for different models of service delivery to be available to meet clients' needs.
Accession Number	CPA-971219216 B
Classmark	TK: TKE: PA: IK: I: PK: 3F: 82LT
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