Catherine Needham reviews a study by Chapman (2019) which considers older people’s knowledge and understanding of the social care system in Northern Ireland.
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Jenny Fisher considers the perspectives of staff, managers and service users of a Scottish social care charitable organisation for children with complex needs, which faces funding and organisational change, brought about by self-directed support legislation.
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Martin Stevens considers the low uptake of direct payments in residential care: an evaluation of the Direct Payments in Residential Care Trailblazers.
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Mike Clark looks at a literature review and qualitative study of how handovers between staff are conducted in care homes.
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Jill Manthorpe discusses a qualitative study of care assistants experiences of looking after people with dementia in residential care.
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Mike Clark looks at a study of 12 different nursing homes on how quality of care is affected by financial cutbacks.
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Daisy Bogg summarises a qualitative study of professional and client experiences of indirect payments under the Mental Capacity Act.
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Jill Manthorpe examines a study on social work student perspectives on defensive practice and finds that fear and organisational culture play a role and that this can effect service user and family engagement.
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Lindsey Pike examines an Australian study on what helps and hinders evidence-based practice in social work and discusses messages for the UK situation.
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Hannah Morgan discusses research looking at how the various people using community rehabilitation services view disability and service use and reflects on how disability studies needs to contribute to health and social care education.
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