Stress, Psychological Distress and Organisational Support in a Health and Social Care Organisation during Covid‐19: A Research Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Ollis ◽  
Paul Shanahan
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Care Organisation ◽  
Organisational Support ◽  
Health And Social Care

scholarly journals The Importance of Data Warehousing for Community Development Organisations: The Impact on Iraqi Victims of the Explosive Remnants of War

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Hassin
Keyword(s):  
Social Care ◽  
Data Warehousing ◽  
Important Data ◽  
Care Organisation ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Related Development ◽  
Stakeholder Interaction ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Explosive Remnants Of War ◽  
The Impact

This article discusses how important data warehousing is for development organisations. Data warehousing is a great asset for organisations to plan and prioritise their interventions for helping victims of war remnants. The article shows how information should be of high quality and accounted for. Information extracted from data warehouses can be used to show the impact of intervention on beneficiaries. It also enables more effective stakeholder interaction. Data warehousing assists organisations to gain a competitive advantage by providing good services to beneficiaries and, will, consequently, help organisations to attract donor funds. The example given from Iraq shows how Iraqi Health and Social Care Organisation used a data warehouse to identify needs, plan projects and raise funds for survivors of explosive remnants of war. This concept can be used by other development and aid organisations operating in countries affected by explosive remnants of war and health related development fields.

scholarly journals How Do People Who Are Homeless Find Out about Local Health and Social Care Services: A Mixed Method Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Vanessa Heaslip ◽  
Sue Green ◽  
Bibha Simkhada ◽  
Huseyin Dogan ◽  
Stephen Richer
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
One To One ◽  
The Uk

Background: There are significant numbers of people experiencing homelessness both in the UK and internationally. People who are homeless are much more likely to die prematurely and, therefore, need strong access to ongoing health and social care support if we hope to address the health disparity they face. Objectives: The aim of the research was to explore how people who are homeless identify and locate appropriate health and social care services. Design: A mixed methods research study was applied on people who are currently homeless or had previously experienced homelessness. Settings: The research study was based in an urban area in the southwest of England. The area was chosen as it was identified to be in the top 24 local authorities for the number of homeless individuals. Participants: A hundred individuals participated in the survey, of those 32% were living on the streets whilst 68% were living in temporary accommodation such as a charity home, shelter or a hotel paid for by the local authority. In addition, 16 participated in either a focus group or one-to-one interview Methods: The quantitative component consisted of a paper-based questionnaire whilst the qualitative aspect was focus groups/one-to-one interviews. The COREQ criteria were used in the report of the qualitative aspects of the study. Results: Quantitative data identified poor health in 90% of the sample. Access to both healthcare and wider wellbeing services (housing and food) was problematic and support for this was largely through third sector charity organisations. Qualitative data identified numerous systemic, individual and cultural obstacles, leaving difficulty for people in terms of knowing who to contact and how to access services, largely relying on word of mouth of other people who are homeless. Conclusions: In order to address health inequities experienced by people who are homeless, there is a need to review how information regarding local health and wider wellbeing services is provided in local communities.

scholarly journals Using Participatory Observation to Understand Older People’s Experiences: Lessons from the Field

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephine Tetley
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Community Dwelling Older People ◽  
Participatory Observation

This article describes how participant observation and a reflective diary were used in a study that aimed to explore how three different groups of community dwelling older people experienced and made choices about using, or refusing, a range of health and social care services. The roles of these qualitative methods are highlighted to demonstrate how they enhanced the insights gained during the course of a research study.

The Perceptions of Health and Social Care Students of using Mobile 360 Degree Performance Feedback Tools in Practice Placement Settings

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. Taylor ◽  
C. A. Dearnley ◽  
J. C. Laxton ◽  
I. Nkosana-Nyawata ◽  
S. Rinomhota
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Performance Feedback ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
360 Degree Feedback ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Mobile Assessment

This study evaluated the students’ perspective of using mobile 360 degree performance feedback tools, in Health and Social Care (H&SC) practice placement settings. By using the tools students are able to record immediate, rich (360 degree) feedback of their performance from the different viewpoints of those involved in the assessment scenario. This included a large-scale implementation of mobile technology with over 900 users across a range of professions and clinical settings. The mobile assessment processes and tools are described and the outcomes of the second stage of an action research study related to the benefits and challenges of the mobile delivery are discussed. The authors conclude that mobile assessment delivers a promise for the future in terms of pedagogy and technology.

Moving to Trust Status: The Experiences of Staff of Occupational Therapy Departments

1997 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 309-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Lloyd-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Community Care ◽  
Staff Attitudes ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Departmental Leadership ◽  
Health And Social Care

There has been much discussion of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 and the changes it has brought to the delivery of health and social care. The introduction of self-governing trust status for hospitals as part of an internal market for the NHS has played a significant role both in the lives of occupational therapy staff and in the services that they provide. This article describes a qualitative research study into how occupational therapy staff (n=15) from both a trust and a non-trust unit have perceived and experienced these developments. The findings are considered under four key themes: the need to justify and market the role of occupational therapy; how trust status has affected staffs roles and relationships; how staff understood trust status to have affected the departmental identity, and concepts of leadership, power and autonomy; and in what ways trust status has shaped staff attitudes and opinions. The findings highlight the important role played by departmental leadership during moves to trust status and the interest now shown in measures of outcome to demonstrate the effectiveness of interventions. A range of perspectives on trust status is then discussed.

scholarly journals Can we mandate partnership working? Top down meets bottom up in structural reforms in Scotland and Norway

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guro Øyen Huby ◽  
Ailsa Cook ◽  
Ralf Kirchhoff
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Structural Reforms ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Care Organisation ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Local Levels

Purpose Partnership working across health and social care is considered key to manage rising service demand whilst ensuring flexible and high-quality services. Evidence suggests that partnership working is a local concern and that wider structural context is important to sustain and direct local collaboration. “Top down” needs to create space for “bottom up” management of local contingency. Scotland and Norway have recently introduced “top down” structural reforms for mandatory partnerships. The purpose of this paper is to describe and compare these policies to consider the extent to which top-down approaches can facilitate effective partnerships that deliver on key goals. Design/methodology/approach The authors compare Scottish (2015) and Norwegian (2012) reforms against the evidence of partnership working. The authors foreground the extent to which organisation, finance and performance management create room for partnerships to work collaboratively and in new ways. Findings The two reforms are held in place by different health and social care organisation and governance arrangements. Room for manoeuvre at local levels has been jeopardised in both countries, but in different ways, mirroring existing structural challenges to partnership working. Known impact of the reforms hitherto suggests that the potential of partnerships to facilitate user-centred care may be compromised by an agenda of reducing pressure on hospital resources. Originality/value Large-scale reforms risk losing sight of user outcomes. Making room for collaboration between user and services in delivering desired outcomes at individual and local levels is an incremental way to join bottom up to top down in partnership policy, retaining the necessary flexibility and involving key constituencies along the way.

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