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| Carers: [are services for carers a matter of chance?] | | Author(s) | Saul Becker |
| Journal title | Research Matters: a digest of research in social services, issue 7, April-October 1999 |
| Publisher | Community Care, [Sutton], April-October 1999 |
| Pages | pp 34-36 |
| Source | Research Matters Subscriptions, FREEPOST RCC2619, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3BR. |
| Keywords | Family care ; Needs [elderly] ; Rights [elderly] ; Research ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Three pieces of research have confirmed that many carers remain "invisible", and that their chances of receiving help and advice depend largely on where they live. Melanie Henwood's 1998 study, "Ignored and invisible: carers' experience of the NHS" for the Carers' National Association, investigates the relationship between 3,000 carers and the NHS, particularly with regard to the hospital discharge process. "Eight hours a day and taken for granted?", L Warner and S Wexler's study for the Princess Royal Trust for Carers, focuses on those for whom caring is a full-time concern. The major concern was what would happen if a carer was unable to continue caring through death, ill health, old age or the growing demands of the caring role. The Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) recently inspected support for adult carers in seven social services departments (SSDs). D Fruin's report, "A matter of chance for carers?", confirms the gap between policy intentions to raise the profile of and support family carers, and the practice itself, which is often lacking. The inspection's key messages are summarised. The article also refers to the Carers' Compass which has been developed by the King's Fund. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990420003 A |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: IK: IKR: 3A: 64A |
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