Carers, families, relatives: Socio-legal conceptions of care-giving relationshipsIn I990 for the first time the term "carer" was employed in legislation in the NHS and Community Care Act. The word had emerged in academic literature in the I970s, spreading to professional discourse in the 1980...
From the point of diagnosis, which had a huge emotional impact on relatives and carers, carers did not feel health professionals integrated them within the caring journey. Since diagnosis, carers commented on the lack of continued and coordinated care plans for relatives, resulting in symptoms ...
of the ageing population; minimum wage increases; changes to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards following the Supreme Court decision in Cheshire West (2014 UKSC 19); and the implementa- tion of the Care Act 2014 which introduced new rights for adults with care needs and informal carers. The...
made by male carers, particularly men who care for their wives (Arber and Gilbert, 1989). Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2000 care, custody, and control Describes a standard exclusion in liability insurance policies. Under this exclusion, the liability ...
Important areas of low concordance include the rights of families and carers, competence and guardianship, non-protesting patients and involuntary community treatment. The important legal constructs of advance directives, supported decision-making and nominated representatives are articulated in the Indian ...
The caring role can be unrelenting and arduous and resilient carers who can manage their own physical and psychological health are better able to provide sustained quality care. In the long run, better well-being for carers leads to better care and outcomes for people with dementia. The Carers...
Transition for adolescents and young adults with learning disabilities and mental health problems/challenging behaviours: the parent carers' views The aim of the research was to scope issues of concern at transition for young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems/challenging beh.....
It’s essentially a respite centre where those with a life-limiting illness can go for a few hours or a few days. “Our vision is for a warm, peaceful home away from home,” said Palliative Care ACT’s President Louise Mayo. The centre will offer overnight respite for carers and patien...
The Australian Government aims to ensure that all frail older Australians have timely access to appropriate care and support services as they age, by providing: information assessment and referral mechanisms; needs-based planning arrangements; support for special needs groups and for carers; a choice ...
Private equity group likely to drop out of consortium with TPG exploring bid for eyecare group December 10 2024 Faisal Ahmed Act now to save Sudan’s hospitals Amid a brutal civil war, the international community has to send a message that targeting healthcare has real consequences ...