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An integrated approach to dealing with complaints in the workplace

08 December 2010

Nursing Management

Feature

There is now, for the first time, an integrated approach to complaints so that, where issues cross health and social care, the authorities must work together to...

Access to health and social care services and information

09 June 2010

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

Aim The aim of this study was to explore carers’ perceptions of their ability to access a range of health and social care services, including information about the...

In a time of change

09 December 2008

Nursing Standard

Northern ireland:special focus

A combination of restructuring and cutbacks threatens nursing posts in Northern Ireland.

Improving health outcomes for people with learning disabilities

12 October 2011

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Modern healthcare policy is driven by an emphasis on the philosophy of inclusion, yet in the past decade there has been increasing recognition that people with...

Looking after service users part two: nursing versus social work

29 February 2016

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

This article focuses on debates about which professional groups are best suited to providing care for people with learning disabilities. Traditionally, such care...

A collaborative approach to developing student placements in care homes

29 January 2018

Nursing Older People

Evidence & practice

If high-quality, person-centred care is to be provided for older people with complex needs, it is essential that nurse education should aim to extend students’...

Test and learn: Working towards integrated services

29 August 2014

Nursing Older People

Feature

By 2018 the government expects integrated health and social care to become the norm in England. From next April a £3.8 billion pooled budget called the Better Care...

When the memories fade

21 April 2009

Nursing Standard

Feature

The government’s strategy for dementia care is widely welcomed, but there are questions about its funding and implementation.

It’s a family affair

05 December 2007

Nursing Standard

Feature

The government has spent £13 million on a progamme in England to co-ordinate services for families with young disabled children.

Nurses’ role in public health and integration of health and social care

27 September 2017

Primary Health Care

Evidence & practice

This article examines the findings of a Royal College of Nursing (RCN) survey, The Value and Contribution of Nursing to Public Health in the UK: Final report...