Parker of, J. Ashworth and J. Cantley
November 6, 1970 Redundancy — Re‐engagement — Offer in writing before ending of employment under previous contract — Offer before beginning of employment under new contract �…
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November 6, 1970 Redundancy — Re‐engagement — Offer in writing before ending of employment under previous contract — Offer before beginning of employment under new contract — Whether sufficient — Redundancy Payments Act, 1965 (c.62), s.3(2) (b).
Laurence Taggart, Adam Huxley and Gill Baker
This paper offers readers a review of the literature on alcohol and illicit drug misuse in people with learning disabilities, focusing on six key areas. First, clarity is provided…
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This paper offers readers a review of the literature on alcohol and illicit drug misuse in people with learning disabilities, focusing on six key areas. First, clarity is provided on the definition of ‘misuse’. Second, prevalence rates are examined along with the methodological difficulties involved in such studies, the authors arguing that prevalence rates are higher than current estimates. Third, the authors explore the relationship between the intra‐ and inter‐personal risk factors. Fourth, the nature of the substance misuse is explored, with a focus on offending behaviour. Fifth, a range of treatment modalities are described with a series of recommendations for more robust evidence‐based interventions. Last, the authors explore the gaps in policy that lead to a dearth in service provision as well the barriers which people with learning disabilities face on entering treatment services. The paper cites four innovative projects that address this population's needs in England, and illustrates how Northern Ireland has positioned the needs of this hidden population within the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland).
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Alexis Castillo‐Soto and Gill Baker
This case study aims to set out the challenges faced by the Department for Education (DfE) in managing information and encouraging collaboration. The DfE has restructured its…
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This case study aims to set out the challenges faced by the Department for Education (DfE) in managing information and encouraging collaboration. The DfE has restructured its systems and delivered the Information Workplace Platform (IWP), in order to encourage better collaborative working and improve the success of its records management processes.
Design/methodology/approach
The case study gathers together information from a number of sources within the Department (through interviews with individuals and written materials) to establish the “story” of the development of the IWP.
Findings
The case study includes details of the benefits of the implementation of IWP, both quantitative and qualitative.
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This case study fulfils a need to share best practice with others in order to encourage positive change for information management, collaboration and records management across the public sector.
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Maria Burton, Heath Reed and Paul Chamberlain
Age‐related disability in bathroom use is already a significant problem, and is destined to become even greater. Previous research has focused on how the person can be enabled to…
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Age‐related disability in bathroom use is already a significant problem, and is destined to become even greater. Previous research has focused on how the person can be enabled to cope with the bathroom environment by functional training or introduction of assistive technologies. More recently attention has been drawn to the design of bathroom furniture. This article outlines the work undertaken to establish the views of the bathroom of older people and carers, and how involvement of older people as researchers has given strong direction, support and confidence in identification of issues in need of attention and in product development.
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The original legislation which introduced the redundancy payments scheme was the Redundancy Payments Act 1965. This was the first of the substantive statutory individual…
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The original legislation which introduced the redundancy payments scheme was the Redundancy Payments Act 1965. This was the first of the substantive statutory individual employment rights given to an employee; other individual employment rights, as for example, the right not to be unfairly dismissed, followed some years later. The Redundancy Payments Act 1965 has been repealed and the provisions on redundancy are now to be found in the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978.
Ann Holroyd and Heather Holroyd
The purpose of this paper is to understand how changes in an older adult’s physical capacity alter their bathing preferences, how the care environment incorporates residents’…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to understand how changes in an older adult’s physical capacity alter their bathing preferences, how the care environment incorporates residents’ values and beliefs around bathing to fulfil these changing care needs, and how institutional factors, such as staff scheduling and communication processes, influence Resident Care Aides’ (RCAs) bathing practices.
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A multiple methods approach involving surveys and interviews with residents and RCAs in a Canadian residential care facility. This paper draws mostly from the semi-structured, qualitative interviews with older adult residents (n=9; Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) scores > 15) and RCAs (n=10) on two nursing units offering different bathing options.
Findings
Decreasing energy levels and physical decline were commonly cited reasons for residents’ changing bathing preferences. Residents were overall very appreciative of the bathing care they received in residential care, and identified the weekly tub bath as an anticipated encounter where they experienced a valued social interaction with their assigned RCA. While identifying bathing as an occasionally stressful aspect of their work, RCAs also described the bathing experience as an intimate bonding activity. The study identified bathing as an important activity in residential care.
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Previous studies have focused on moderate to severely cognitively impaired older adults’ and their demonstration of agitated behaviours during bathing. Most participants in this study had only minor cognitive impairment, as measured by MMSE scores (average score=20.6); therefore, this study provides insight into the experiences and needs of older adults whose perspective is not generally reflected in the literature.
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Marc A. Musick and Meredith G.F. Worthen
The past few years have seen the emergence of a research literature dedicated to defining and understanding trust in physicians. Much of this research, however, focuses on a…
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The past few years have seen the emergence of a research literature dedicated to defining and understanding trust in physicians. Much of this research, however, focuses on a narrow set of explanations for the generation of physician trust. The purpose of this chapter is to expand on research by introducing new ideas to the study of physician trust. Employing data from the 1998 General Social Survey, the chapter shows that social resources, vulnerability in finances and in perceptions about the end of life, and exposure to unstable environments all are fairly consistent predictors of physician trust.