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| Guardianship in Oxfordshire: hits and misses | | Author(s) | Catherine Gordon |
| Journal title | Psychiatric Bulletin, vol 22, no 4, April 1998 |
| Pages | pp 233-235 |
| Keywords | Court of protection ; Dementia ; Older women ; Oxfordshire. |
| Annotation | This is a follow-up of 24 cases of guardianship orders, and demonstrates how they can be used in practice for complex cases and highlights practical problems with the process of guardianship. Results showed that orders were generally applied to older women with dementia who were living alone. Many orders resulted in a move to residential care where the orders were often left to lapse within six months. Occasionally orders needed continuous renewal and here the process was often haphazard and disorganised. However, guardianship was used to coordinate and facilitate multidisciplinary care. Difficulties have since been identified and improvements in organisation are discussed. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980430402 A |
| Classmark | JVC: EA: BD: 8O |
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