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Last Word: Crisis in Social Care
No full textAxel Kaehne examines the options for tackling the UK’s social care crisis
What now for the voluntary sector?
Full text linkAxel Kaehne, Chair of GORWEL, reflects on the Carnegie Challenge Debate at Cardiff Millenium Centre on 24 Nov 201
Implementing integrated care
No full textThe chapter sets out the main principles of implementation when introducing changes through integrated care programmes. It draws on the wider practice orientated literature as well as the findings of implementation science
What now for the voluntary sector?
Full text linkAxel Kaehne, Chair of GORWEL, reflects on the Carnegie Challenge Debate at Cardiff Millenium Centre on 24 Nov 201
Integrated care - an introduction
No full textWhy integrated care? The introductory chapters presents the concepts and challenges of implementing integrated care
One NHS, or many? The National Health Service under Devolution
No full textTony Blair once remarked that the NHS is ‘the healthcare system the world most envies’. But is there still one single NHS? As powers have been devolved to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, what impact has devolution had on the NHS as a single national service? Axel Kaehne investigates
Fit for purpose? Mental Health Services in Wales for young people with learning disabilities
No full textChildren and adolescents who have mental health problems receive services from Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), while those who are older than 18 fall under the provision of Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS). How effectively both services link with each other varies widely across Wales. Axel Kaehne, explains how research by Cardiff University, School of Medicine charted the problems that occur as young people move from one service to another
The Improbable Phoenix: German and British Conservatism after the Financial Crisis
No full textCommentators predicted that the credit crunch in 2008 would be a boon for left wing parties across Europe. Instead, conservatives have largely dominated. Axel Kaehne looks at how Angela Merkel and David Cameron have re-shaped the centre-right in Germany and Britain
Preface
No full textThis chapter explores the concept, programmatic elements, and impact of community-led monitoring (CLM). It begins with a brief overview of what CLM is and how CLM improves the evaluation of health services. The chapter then delves into a four-step CLM model pioneered by an HIV treatment organization. Step 1 details Community Science Education, which builds community knowledge on the science of relevant transmissible diseases and health policies. Step 2 focuses on Evidence and how CLM utilizes strategic data collection and analysis. Step 3 unpacks Engagement, when data is shared with other parties to improve health services. Step 4 explains Advocacy, when communities create evidence-based strategies to effect change. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the different strengths, limitations, and future possibilities for CLM
Transition partnerships: the views of education professionals and staff in support services for young people with learning disabilities
No full textTransition to post-statutory education and employment for young people with learning disabilities has become a hotly debated issue among professionals in education and support services in the UK. Partnerships between educational institutions and voluntary sector providers are supposed to be ideal vehicles for delivering transition services and securing outcomes for young people with learning disabilities. In this article, Axel Kaehne and Stephen Bayer of the Welsh Centre for Learning Difficulties report the findings of a survey of the views of special educational needs co-ordinators and professionals who are involved at operational and strategic levels in the work of transition partnerships. The data show that undue emphasis is often placed, by all stakeholders, on the soft, rather than the concrete, outcomes of transition; that smooth transitions are still hampered by insufficient flow of information between collaborating agencies; and that there are still significant gaps in provision, in particular in the supported employment field, due to funding or referral restrictions. To deliver first-class transitions, argue Axel Kaehne and Stephen Bayer, partnerships that support young people with learning disabilities need to address these difficulties with some urgency
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