This conference report looks at the provision of services for people with physical disabilities. This included insufficient resources; poorly trained professionals; a lack of coordination within and among state and voluntary care organisations; and the inability to take into account the wishes and experiences of those on the receiving end ...
Since 1980 a group of workers organising family-based relief care schemes has met on a regular basis, to look at particular aspects of respite care, and to organise occasional workshops. Although the schemes represented by the group vary widely, features of respite care offered by families have emerged, with workers ...