Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 9 Issue 4

Editorial

Peter Thistlethwaite

No Secrets: No Excuse

Jill Manthorpe

The Department of Health's guidance on adult protection requires a response from local agencies. The Chair of a local multi‐agency group on adult protection discusses the…

Care Standards Act 2000: (1) Raising Standards in Residential and Nursing Home Care

John Dow

This article looks at the new legal framework for the regulation of residential and nursing home care. It focuses on the changes to the law, regulations and guidance and examines…

Current and Future Challenges in Commissioning Care Services for Older People: Case Study of West Sussex

Marianne Griffiths

This article examines the sources of the serious instability of the social care services market in one British county. It suggests that the future sustainability of the market…

Long‐term Care for Older People: an Analysis of Placements in Greenwich

Mark Hughes, Pat Le Riche, Deborah Mayes

This paper analyses 1,375 long‐term care placements approved by a London borough through a multi‐disciplinary ‘panel’. It suggests the need for increased attention to…

Managing a Dual Role: Working Carers in Social Services

Linda McFarlane

The article addresses the issue of working carers in social services ‐ employees who have caring responsibilities for adults outside work. Where employers fail to support carers…

From Joint Commissioning to Partnership Working — Will the New Policy Framework Make a Difference?

Rob Greig, Richard Poxton

In the second of two articles, the authors consider whether the evidence of joint commissioning's limited success has influenced the new partnership flexibilities. They conclude…

Recording and Evaluating Occupational Therapy Outcomes in a Social Services Setting

Sue Armstrong

This article describes how a social services occupational therapy team developed a method of documenting outcomes and evaluating results for equipment and adaptation services. The…

Putting Learning into Practice: The New Certificate in Community Mental Health Care

Nigel Duerdoth

This article looks at the development and implementation of a new fully accredited vocationally‐related qualification in community mental health care, and examines its impact in…