This study was commissioned to inform the King's Fund Care Services Inquiry, which was set up in response to concerns about the quality , appropriateness and adequacy of care services for older people in London. The King's Fund wanted to investigate how local authorities and their PCT partners were commissioning ...
This report presents interview and focus group findings in Southwark. It looks at carers' backgrounds, their experience of access to services, with special reference to the assessment process, and their views about services currently received. The 'Key Messages' section at the end summarises the carers' views about desirable outcomes and ...
This report summarises a meeting to evaluate the Carers Impact Project in Southwark. It reviewed the changes which have taken place during the course of the project and the impact on carers' lives, identifies what has helped and hindered progress, identifies how the work can continue, and evaluates the Carers ...
This report summarises the material produced by a workshop which was set up in response to feedback from local carers who took part in the first stage of the Carers Impact project. The workshop aimed to review the progress made in implementing the Carers Act and undertaking carer assessments and ...
The aims of the research were to identify the work of carers of elderly people from the Afro-Caribbeans, Asians and Vietnamese/Chinese communities; to identify gaps in support services provided by statutory agencies; to assess and produce information for carers in different languages; to identify areas for developing self-help groups or ...