Index Catalog // The Kings Fund Digital Archive

Author:: Henwood, Melanie and King's Fund
Publication date:: 2001
Abstract:: This inquiry concludes that care and support for older and disabled people could collapse unless the Government allocates at least £700 million extra to social services each year. It shows that Britain's estimated one million care and support workers exist on low pay, with poor training, inadequate support from their ...

Author:: Bennington, Jude, Mitchell, John, McClenahan, John, and King's Fund
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: Around 14 per cent of the population are thought to have significant disabilities; there is a rising aging population in the UK suggesting that this percentage will continue to increase over the next 20 years, and changes in demographics and the rise of female employment suggest that current levels of ...

Author:: National Development Team and King's Fund
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: People with learning difficulties and very high support needs are at the forefront of service providers and commissioners' thinking. However, there are presently few solutions to providing them with opportunities. "Unlocking the future" explores ways in which services need to change to provide this group of people with lifestyles based ...

Author:: King's Fund, Robbins, Bree, Hill, Mildrette, Gillespie-Sells, Kath, and SHE uk (Sexual Health and Equality) of Disabled Women
Publication date:: 1998
Abstract:: There has been little research undertaken into disabled women's sexuality. What there is has been carried out largely by non-disabled professionals. The subject remains controversial, capable of provoking extreme reaction, misunderstanding and prejudice. This book is the first major piece of research on disabled women's sexuality undertaken in the UK ...

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