This article presents findings from a focused scoping review of the published literature on self-directed support (SDS), the term adopted by the Scottish Government to refer to its policy to
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Objective The number of psychiatric hospital beds in England has declined since the 1950s. Since the early 2000s mental health staff increasingly work in community treatment teams. We analysed recent
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Young people with learning disabilities have occupied a marginalised position within discussions around the transition from childhood to adulthood and this is reflected in their absence from the mainstream literature
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Article nine of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child states that ‘Children must not be separated from their parents unless it is in the best interests of
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People with different conditions and in different settings may need care and support that involves both positive support (such as positive behaviour support (PBS), as a specific model of support),
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Scotland’s social care watchdog says people across the country are more aware than ever of their rights when it comes to complaining about services. The regulator, which scrutinises care services
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Since the inception of the NHS, an ever-present challenge has been to improve integration of care within the health care system and with social care. Many people have complex and
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Would taxing property values be fairer than the Council Tax? The Council Tax is widely discredited. Would taxing property values be fairer and could such a tax help to reduce
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Women’s homelessness is a “sad chronicle of missed opportunities” to get the right help to women at the right time, says a new report report published today by St Mungo’s.
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Are older people in care homes missing out on quality time with staff because workers are preoccupied with paperwork? Care homes have to regularly complete more than 100 separate items
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