Index Catalog // The Kings Fund Digital Archive

Schöpfer:: Ward, Linda and King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1984
Abstract:: Planning for people is a series of pamphlets designed to share information gained from the experience of setting up and running a comprehensive community service for adults with mental handicap in South Bristol, using ordinary housing. They are intended to give an account of the Bristol development, and some discussion ...

Schöpfer:: King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Towell, David
Publication date:: 1984
Abstract:: This is a review of recent British initiatives based upon the principles of "An ordinary life", for both children and adults with learning difficulties. Key issues discussed include establishing commitment to basic principles, planning comprehensive services, acquiring appropriate housing, financing and staffing the residential service, operational policies and management, staff ...

Schöpfer:: King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Shearer, Ann
Publication date:: 1984
Abstract:: This paper describes innovatory schemes and progress in bringing children with learning difficulties out of hospital. At the conference, Barnardo's N.W. Division presented information about their professional fostering scheme, followed by Portsmouth and S.E. Hampshire Health Authority's provision of alternative accommodation in the community for mentally handicapped children. A dehospitalisation ...

Schöpfer:: O'Brien, John, Sang, Bob, and King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1984
Abstract:: The concept of advocacy has been slow in gaining acceptance in the UK. An account of the work of Advocacy Alliance is provided here by Bob Sang, its first co-ordinator, who examines all the barriers (both attitudinal and structural) that are placed in the way of any organisation seeking such ...

Schöpfer:: Oswin, Maureen and King Edward's Hospital Fund for London
Publication date:: 1984
Abstract:: Between 1977 and 1981 the author visited over 100 places providing short-term care for children who are mentally handicapped and interviewed families whose children were receiving short-term care. This book describes the development of short-term residential care, who makes use of it, parents' reactions to and opinions of the services, ...

Schöpfer:: King's Fund Centre (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London) and Chamberlain, Paul
Publication date:: 1984
Abstract:: People with learning difficulties need an appropriate educational input to help them to develop their personal relationship skills and feelings and they need to know where they stand if restrictions are placed on their behaviour because of their living environment. In the same way, staff need guidelines as well. These ...

Schöpfer:: King's Fund Centre for Health Services Development (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London)
Publication date:: 1984
Abstract:: This project paper is the product of a working party convened by the King's Fund Centre to examine the provision of day services for people with mental handicaps. The importance of work in society and for people with mental handicaps is discussed and principles of service design described. Problems with ...

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