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Understanding the Children's Social Care Workforce [PDF]

, 2010
A report completed for the CWDC that builds upon the 2009 report findings "Creating world class children's social care workforce" consultations. CWDC were asked by central government to help them better understand the core roles and skills required in ...
Fallon, Debbie, Derbyshire, D, Hewitt-Craft, Lisa, Derbyshire, David, Long, T, Fallon, D, Murphy, M, Murphy, Michael, Long, Tony, Hewitt-Craft, L   +9 more
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Detecting and preventing financial abuse of older adults: Examining decision making by health, social care and banking professionals [PDF]

, 2011
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Financial elder abuse is gaining increasing attention from researchers and policy makers.
Davies, Miranda Louise
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Residential child care qualifications audit 2007 [PDF]

, 2007
In recent years there has been a drive to develop a fully qualified residential child care sector in Scotland. In 2003 the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) announced the baseline qualifications for residential child care staff and set down a ...
Hunter, Lynne, Kendrick, Andrew, Lerpiniere, Jennifer Anne, Davidson, Jennifer, Anderson, Maureen   +4 more
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Barriers to successful treatment of alcohol addiction as perceived by healthcare professionals in Thailand – a Delphi study about obstacles and improvement suggestions [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2016
Background: Many Thai people experiencing alcohol addiction do not seek help, and those who do often have inadequate access to treatment. There are few research studies focusing on alcohol addiction treatment in Thailand.
Kulnaree Hanpatchaiyakul, Henrik Eriksson, Jureerat Kijsomporn, Gunnel Östlund   +3 more
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Older care home residents’ and their relatives’ knowledge, understanding and views of shift handovers: an exploratory, focused-ethnographic qualitative study using interviews and observations

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives To investigate residents’ and relatives’ views and experiences of handovers in care homes. This paper reports residents’ and relatives’ awareness of handovers, knowledge of and views on handover practices and purpose, and views on handover ...
Jill Manthorpe, Caroline Norrie, Katharine Orellana, Valerie Lipman, Jo Moriarty, Rekha Elaswarapu   +5 more
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Employment conditions in the scottish social care voluntary sector : impact of public funding constraints in the context of economic recession [PDF]

, 2011
This report uses data to assess the impact of public funding constraints on employment conditions in the Scottish social care voluntary sector, in the context of the recent economic recessionand future public expenditure ...
Cunningham, Ian
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Placing assistive technology and telecare in everyday practices of people with dementia and their caregivers: findings from an embedded ethnography of a national dementia trial

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Policy makers and care providers see assistive technology and telecare as potential products to support people with dementia to live independently in their homes and communities.
Matthew Lariviere, Fiona Poland, John Woolham, Stanton Newman, Chris Fox   +4 more
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Workforce Development in Integrated Care: A Scoping Review

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2021
Introduction: Integrated care aims to improve access, quality and continuity of services for ageing populations and people experiencing chronic conditions.
Frances Barraclough, Jennifer Smith-Merry, Viktoria Stein, Sabrina Pit   +3 more
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Experiences of racism and discrimination among migrant care workers in England: findings from a mixed-methods research project [PDF]

, 2011
International audienceAbstract This article reports part of the findings of research undertaken in 2007-09 that aimed to investigate the contribution made by migrant workers to the care workforce in England.
Martin Stevens, Hussein, Shereen; id_orcid, Manthorpe, Jill; id_orcid, Hussein, Shereen, Shereen Hussein, Stevens, Martin; id_orcid, Manthorpe, Jill, Stevens, Martin, Jill Manthorpe   +8 more
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Dirk Hofäcker (2010). Older Workers in a Globalizing World. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 336 pp. ISBN 978 1 84844 817 9 (hardback)

International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2012
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Jill Manthorpe
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