Housing, Care and Support: Volume 2 Issue 1
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A journal on policy, research and practiceTable of contents
Housing, Care & Support: The challenge of best value
AT THE HOUSING, CARE and Support Journal conference, the theme was the application of best value, the Government's managerial agenda for local government, to housing, care and…
Best value: A better life for older people
Charles HislopSOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL BID successfully to undertake one of the best value pilots with its proposal for ‘A better life for older people’. The project emphasises safety in public…
Services for the next generation: Planning for the future
Peter FletcherHOUSING, CARE AND SUPPORT have come a long way in the last 25 years. They are now a mainstream rather than peripheral part of service planning and provision. Changing…
Housing circumstances and preferences of wheelchair users: Looking at new options
Nigel KingJOHN GROOMS HOUSING ASSOCIATION provides housing for people with disabilities. The association commissioned the Housing and Support Partnership to carry out a national survey of…
Filling the empties in supported housing: How big is the problem and what can be done?
Sheila SpencerEMPTY PLACES IN SUPPORTED housing can be very costly. How significant is this problem, why does it happen and what should be done? A study commissioned by the former Cleveland…
Development of a supported living service for people with enduring mental illness
Martin BayneA NETWORK OF COMMUNITY‐based service for people in Fareham and Gosport with enduring mental illness was developed by Southern Focus Trust ‐ formerly the Portsmouth Housing Trust…
Working together: Joint commissioning in practice
Toni CampJOINT COMMISSIONING AND JOINT working are strong themes in recent policy and guidance. In practice, it can seem like too many meetings while operations, decision‐making and…
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1460-8790Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Dr Martin Whiteford