Within this theme, the creation of ‘safety’ can be regarded as a dynamic process, where it is acknowledged that ‘everyone’ (individual providers, care teams, and wider services) has the potential to cause or mitigate harm, but also to proactively influence the delivery of safe care. It’...
Thus, the scarcity of respite services or trained professional caregivers makes caring burdensome and frustrating, as well as financially demanding. The average Polish carer, according to a study undertaken by the PAA, is 69 years old, and the majority of informal carers are women (74%). The...
(Carer, Crisis team, individual interview) Similarly, personality disorder diagnoses underpinned stigmatisation and service exclusion, with recurrent risks unaddressed: They’ve said they’ll never take me back with the same presentation, which is self-harm. I’m not going to morph into someone ...
Carer and service providers' experiences of individual funding models for children with a disability in rural and remote areas There is a global movement for people with a disability towards person-centred practices with opportunities for self-determination and choice. Person-centr... A Dew,K ...
Family members can make valuable contributions to the health and wellbeing of ill relatives and assist greatly in treatment programs, resulting in better outcomes for the consumer, carer and clinician. Thus, good collaborative relationships between carers and mental health professionals are imperative. ...
Each woman is assigned a named midwife who coordinates all care, multi-disciplinary communication, and referrals. The named midwife aims to provide the vast majority of clinical care, with others in the team providing care when she is not on duty. The midwives are based in a local community ...
Using your data is key to planning and carrying out the right interventions. When you spot an area of concern, dig deeper to find the underlying reason for absence. For example, if a pupil is frequently absent on a certain day, is there a lesson they’re nervous about attending? Understan...
When you may be admitted to the burn unit, your wounds will get an initial cleansing, or debridement. You may need sedation and pain medicine for this process. Please click on ‘Yes’ if you’re a healthcare professional or (carer of) a recognized patient, or ‘No’ to be taken to ...
Maame, which has many meanings in Twi but in this context means ‘woman', is a name that encapsulates the life of Maddie Wright. To her Ghanaian parents, Maddie is Maame: the responsible one who takes care of the family, serving as her mother's stand-in and the primary carer for her...
There has been a sustained underinvestment in public mental health care and a shared failure by State and Federal governments to construct and commit to a governance and funding model that can deliver the standard of care that is available in other major non-communicable diseases, and which we ...