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The Relationship Between Workforce Flexibility And The Costs And Outcomes Of Older Peoples Services, Susan Nancarrow, Pamela Enderby, Anna Moran, Simon Dixon, Stuart Parker, Michael Bradburn, Caroline Mitchell
The Relationship Between Workforce Flexibility And The Costs And Outcomes Of Older Peoples Services, Susan Nancarrow, Pamela Enderby, Anna Moran, Simon Dixon, Stuart Parker, Michael Bradburn, Caroline Mitchell
Susan Nancarrow
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The Relationship Between Workforce Flexibility And The Costs And Outcomes Of Older Peoples' Services, Susan Nancarrow, Pamela M. Enderby, Anna Moran, Simon Dixon, Stuart Parker
The Relationship Between Workforce Flexibility And The Costs And Outcomes Of Older Peoples' Services, Susan Nancarrow, Pamela M. Enderby, Anna Moran, Simon Dixon, Stuart Parker
Susan Nancarrow
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Looking Inside The Black Box Of Community Rehabilitation And Intermediate Care Teams In The United Kingdom: An Audit Of Service And Staffing Configuration, Susan Nancarrow, Anna Moran, Jenny Freeman, Pamela Enderby, Simon Dixon, Stuart Parker, Mike Bradburn
Looking Inside The Black Box Of Community Rehabilitation And Intermediate Care Teams In The United Kingdom: An Audit Of Service And Staffing Configuration, Susan Nancarrow, Anna Moran, Jenny Freeman, Pamela Enderby, Simon Dixon, Stuart Parker, Mike Bradburn
Susan Nancarrow
OBJECTIVE:To generate a picture of the range, configuration and staffing of community and intermediate care services in the United Kingdom (UK) and to ascertain whether any relationships exist between service configuration and staffing models.METHOD:A service audit tool was sent to members of the Community Therapist's Network (CTN) and to chief executives of primary care and National Health Service trusts in the UK. Data were collected from the CTN and chief executives of primary care trusts (PCTs) and NHS trusts between late 2005 and early 2006.RESULTS:The overall response rate to the two audits was 37% (n …
Challenges, Benefits And Weaknesses Of Intermediate Care: Results From Five Uk Case Study Sites, Emma Regan, Graham Martin, Jon Glasby, Graham Hewitt, Susan Nancarrow, Hilda Parker
Challenges, Benefits And Weaknesses Of Intermediate Care: Results From Five Uk Case Study Sites, Emma Regan, Graham Martin, Jon Glasby, Graham Hewitt, Susan Nancarrow, Hilda Parker
Susan Nancarrow
The authors explore the views of practitioners and managers on the implementation of intermediate care for elderly people across England, including their perceptions of the challenges involved in its implementation, and their assessment of the main benefits and weaknesses of provision. Qualitative data were collected in five case study sites (English primary care trusts) via semistructured interviews (n = 61) and focus group discussions (n = 21) during 2003 to 2004. Interviewees included senior managers, intermediate care service managers, clinicians and health and social care staff involved in the delivery of intermediate care. The data were analysed thematically …
Dynamic Role Boundaries In Intermediate Care Services, Susan Nancarrow
Dynamic Role Boundaries In Intermediate Care Services, Susan Nancarrow
Susan Nancarrow
This paper examines the impact of intermediate care service delivery on the role boundaries of service providers. Two intermediate care teams were selected as case studies to explore the roles of workers in the context of an admission avoidance and assisted discharge service. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 26 intermediate care staff, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses, a social worker and support workers. The study found that therapists' roles were most closely aligned with each other, whilst nurses perceived their roles as being distinct from therapists, with a more medical emphasis. Therapists and nurses delegate a range of …
Promoting Flexibility In The Intermediate Care Workforce, Susan Nancarrow
Promoting Flexibility In The Intermediate Care Workforce, Susan Nancarrow
Susan Nancarrow
This paper discusses the pressures on intermediate care services to provide a flexible approach to staffing, including a constantly changing policy context, winter pressures, and different service remits. It suggests three ways that managers can address the issue of flexibility; the adoption of flexible team structures, flexible worker roles and flexible employment structures.