Formerly Head of Research at the Institute of Public Care, Liz is now an associate Research Manager at the Health Foundation working with the Policy and Healthy Lives teams.
No government wants to see the life expectancy of its population fall on its watch. However, the ... more No government wants to see the life expectancy of its population fall on its watch. However, the risk of this happening is very real-particularly within specific subgroups of the population. This can only be prevented through coordinated, wide-ranging, long-term action, led from the centre of government.
Oxfordshire County Council worked in partnership with the Institute of Public Care on a study of ... more Oxfordshire County Council worked in partnership with the Institute of Public Care on a study of the pathways of older people who had entered a care home in 2008-2009. The aim of the research was to identify the critical characteristics, circumstances and events which led to a care home admission in order to provide appropriate services to prevent or delay such an admission. The project combined a literature review with a quantitative and qualitative approach. An analysis of 115 admissions of people admitted in 2008-9 was carried out to identify common characteristics. This was followed up with interviews of people who had entered a care home, their carers and care managers, to explore more fully the circumstances and experiences prior to entering a home. The study found that certain conditions and experiences were particularly prevalent - these included incontinence, dementia, falls and depression. Most people had been receiving social care support prior to entering the care home a...
Abstract From a reading of much literature emanating from the 1970s, one would get the impression... more Abstract From a reading of much literature emanating from the 1970s, one would get the impression that the tenants' movement in Britain was a united force organised into 'urban social movements' which showed an orientation towards militant collective action. On the basis ...
The 1989 White Paper 'Working for Patients' continued the process begun by Griffiths of manageria... more The 1989 White Paper 'Working for Patients' continued the process begun by Griffiths of managerial reform and the introduction of private sector concepts into the NHS. One of the new proposals was to change the composition and constitution of health authorities, both to avoid the assumed weaknesses of the existing format and to emulate the pattern found in the private sector. The essence of the change was the removal of the representational elements on authorities, both of medical professionals and nominees from the local authority. The health authorities were reduced in size to just eleven members and for the first time executives were included. Previous attempts at reform within the NHS have been judged to have resulted in more continuity than change. This article examines in detail who the new members are and assesses the balance between continuity and change. Despite a high level of continuity of membership, there are signs of more fundamental change. There is a significant increase in the proportion of non-executive members from the private sector and with the inclusion of executives, a stronger managerial role is emerging. The article concludes by assessing what the implications of these changes may be.
This report on the demographics of the serving and former officer community was commissioned by t... more This report on the demographics of the serving and former officer community was commissioned by the Officers' Association (OA) and funded by Forces in Mind Trust.
Summary. This paper presents the results of a survey of tenants' associations in six local a... more Summary. This paper presents the results of a survey of tenants' associations in six local authority areas in Britain. The aim is to dispel the prevalent notion that there is a common reason for the formation of tenants' associations and that they travel a similar evolutionary path. Rather ...
Completed in 2014, this scoping review for the NIHR School for Social Care, this wide-ranging rev... more Completed in 2014, this scoping review for the NIHR School for Social Care, this wide-ranging review of the literature covers the evidence on a range of housing interventions in relation to adult social care and identifies gaps in the evidence base at the time.
This briefing is for people working in housing, public health, care and support. Recognising a ga... more This briefing is for people working in housing, public health, care and support. Recognising a gap in information on this topic, Public Health England commissioned the Housing LIN (Learning and Improvement Network), the leading voice of expert advice and support in the field of housing, care and support services, to produce this briefing. Drawing on the Housing LIN's knowledge of the sector and with input from its network members, it looks at active ageing and the different aspects of the built environment that can promote and sustain it, with examples of good and emerging practice and resources for further information. It is intended for those working in social housing, local government, and the care and support sectors to understand their roles in developing and maintaining a built environment that contributes to active ageing.
This study undertaken for Skills for Care investigated the extent to which the social care workfo... more This study undertaken for Skills for Care investigated the extent to which the social care workforce experience different levels of abuse and violence across groups of people who receive care and support services, and whether the nature of the type of violence experienced by social care staff varies across groups of people who receive care and support services.
No government wants to see the life expectancy of its population fall on its watch. However, the ... more No government wants to see the life expectancy of its population fall on its watch. However, the risk of this happening is very real-particularly within specific subgroups of the population. This can only be prevented through coordinated, wide-ranging, long-term action, led from the centre of government.
Oxfordshire County Council worked in partnership with the Institute of Public Care on a study of ... more Oxfordshire County Council worked in partnership with the Institute of Public Care on a study of the pathways of older people who had entered a care home in 2008-2009. The aim of the research was to identify the critical characteristics, circumstances and events which led to a care home admission in order to provide appropriate services to prevent or delay such an admission. The project combined a literature review with a quantitative and qualitative approach. An analysis of 115 admissions of people admitted in 2008-9 was carried out to identify common characteristics. This was followed up with interviews of people who had entered a care home, their carers and care managers, to explore more fully the circumstances and experiences prior to entering a home. The study found that certain conditions and experiences were particularly prevalent - these included incontinence, dementia, falls and depression. Most people had been receiving social care support prior to entering the care home a...
Abstract From a reading of much literature emanating from the 1970s, one would get the impression... more Abstract From a reading of much literature emanating from the 1970s, one would get the impression that the tenants' movement in Britain was a united force organised into 'urban social movements' which showed an orientation towards militant collective action. On the basis ...
The 1989 White Paper 'Working for Patients' continued the process begun by Griffiths of manageria... more The 1989 White Paper 'Working for Patients' continued the process begun by Griffiths of managerial reform and the introduction of private sector concepts into the NHS. One of the new proposals was to change the composition and constitution of health authorities, both to avoid the assumed weaknesses of the existing format and to emulate the pattern found in the private sector. The essence of the change was the removal of the representational elements on authorities, both of medical professionals and nominees from the local authority. The health authorities were reduced in size to just eleven members and for the first time executives were included. Previous attempts at reform within the NHS have been judged to have resulted in more continuity than change. This article examines in detail who the new members are and assesses the balance between continuity and change. Despite a high level of continuity of membership, there are signs of more fundamental change. There is a significant increase in the proportion of non-executive members from the private sector and with the inclusion of executives, a stronger managerial role is emerging. The article concludes by assessing what the implications of these changes may be.
This report on the demographics of the serving and former officer community was commissioned by t... more This report on the demographics of the serving and former officer community was commissioned by the Officers' Association (OA) and funded by Forces in Mind Trust.
Summary. This paper presents the results of a survey of tenants' associations in six local a... more Summary. This paper presents the results of a survey of tenants' associations in six local authority areas in Britain. The aim is to dispel the prevalent notion that there is a common reason for the formation of tenants' associations and that they travel a similar evolutionary path. Rather ...
Completed in 2014, this scoping review for the NIHR School for Social Care, this wide-ranging rev... more Completed in 2014, this scoping review for the NIHR School for Social Care, this wide-ranging review of the literature covers the evidence on a range of housing interventions in relation to adult social care and identifies gaps in the evidence base at the time.
This briefing is for people working in housing, public health, care and support. Recognising a ga... more This briefing is for people working in housing, public health, care and support. Recognising a gap in information on this topic, Public Health England commissioned the Housing LIN (Learning and Improvement Network), the leading voice of expert advice and support in the field of housing, care and support services, to produce this briefing. Drawing on the Housing LIN's knowledge of the sector and with input from its network members, it looks at active ageing and the different aspects of the built environment that can promote and sustain it, with examples of good and emerging practice and resources for further information. It is intended for those working in social housing, local government, and the care and support sectors to understand their roles in developing and maintaining a built environment that contributes to active ageing.
This study undertaken for Skills for Care investigated the extent to which the social care workfo... more This study undertaken for Skills for Care investigated the extent to which the social care workforce experience different levels of abuse and violence across groups of people who receive care and support services, and whether the nature of the type of violence experienced by social care staff varies across groups of people who receive care and support services.
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