Moving from family care to residential and supported accommodation: a national, longitudinal study of people with intellectual disabilities
MANNAN, HASHEEM
Full-text link
http://hdl.handle.net/2262/59470
A cohort of nearly 11,000 persons was traced over 8 years to determine those who had moved from family care and those who had remained. The majority (85%) continued to live with families, and, for two thirds (67%), no future move was deemed necessary. The 2 main predictors of moving were as follows: A need had been previously recorded and the family had used out-of-home respite services during the 8 years. However, just one quarter of those identified as needing to move had done so in the 8 years. Conversely, no prior indication of need had been recorded for two thirds of people who had moved in this period. The complexities of assessing need and equitably meeting demands are discussed.
Keyword(s): Public Health; Intellectual Disabilities; Residential Care
Publication Date:
2011
Type: Journal article
Peer-Reviewed: Yes
Language(s): English
Institution: Trinity College Dublin
Citation(s): Roy McConkey, Fionnola Kelly, Hasheem Mannan and Sarah Craig (2011) Moving From Family Care to Residential and Supported Accommodation: National, Longitudinal Study of People With Intellectual Disabilities. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: July 2011, Vol. 116, No. 4, pp. 305-314.
Publisher(s): American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
Related Link(s): http://www.aaiddjournals.org/doi/full/10.1352/1944-7558-116.4.305
16 Sept 2011
Access to health care of persons with disabilities as an indicator of equity in health systems
Access to health care of persons with disabilities as an indicator of equity in health systems
MANNAN, HASHEEM
Full-text link
http://hdl.handle.net/2262/59471
The outcomes of certain health services can be used to assess the overall effectiveness of a health care system. For example, maternal mortality is an indicator of the quality of a country’s maternal health services, which in turn reflects the overall functioning of the country’s health system.1 We propose that access by persons with disabilities to health care services, along with measures of disability, constitutes an indicator of overall equity in a health care system. Disability is defined here as activity limitation arising from any one of a variety of conditions, such as spinal cord injury, diabetes or HIV/AIDS, and it can constitute a significant barrier to accessing health care. Transport to health care facilities may be inaccessible to persons with disabilities, and the educational opportunities and social welfare supports available to such individuals may not be sufficient to enable them to properly access the health care they need. The “system” that facilitates health for persons with disabilities thus reaches beyond the confines of health care facilities and the purview of health care professionals; indicators using this group of patients will therefore reflect the effectiveness of intersectoral and systemic contributors to equitable health care provision.
Keyword(s): Global Health; Equity
Publication Date:
2011
Type: Journal article
Peer-Reviewed: Yes
Language(s): English
Institution: Trinity College Dublin
Citation(s): MacLachlan M, Mannan H, McAuliffe E., Access to health care of persons with disabilities as an indicator of equity in health systems, Open Medicine, 5, 1, 2011, 10 - 12
Related Link(s): http://www.openmedicine.ca/article/view/414/371
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MANNAN, HASHEEM
Full-text link
http://hdl.handle.net/2262/59471
The outcomes of certain health services can be used to assess the overall effectiveness of a health care system. For example, maternal mortality is an indicator of the quality of a country’s maternal health services, which in turn reflects the overall functioning of the country’s health system.1 We propose that access by persons with disabilities to health care services, along with measures of disability, constitutes an indicator of overall equity in a health care system. Disability is defined here as activity limitation arising from any one of a variety of conditions, such as spinal cord injury, diabetes or HIV/AIDS, and it can constitute a significant barrier to accessing health care. Transport to health care facilities may be inaccessible to persons with disabilities, and the educational opportunities and social welfare supports available to such individuals may not be sufficient to enable them to properly access the health care they need. The “system” that facilitates health for persons with disabilities thus reaches beyond the confines of health care facilities and the purview of health care professionals; indicators using this group of patients will therefore reflect the effectiveness of intersectoral and systemic contributors to equitable health care provision.
Keyword(s): Global Health; Equity
Publication Date:
2011
Type: Journal article
Peer-Reviewed: Yes
Language(s): English
Institution: Trinity College Dublin
Citation(s): MacLachlan M, Mannan H, McAuliffe E., Access to health care of persons with disabilities as an indicator of equity in health systems, Open Medicine, 5, 1, 2011, 10 - 12
Related Link(s): http://www.openmedicine.ca/article/view/414/371
First Indexed: 2011-09-16 05:29:13 Last Updated: 2011-09-16 05:29:13
Minister for Education & Skills publishes discussion document on Enrolment Policies in schools
Published on Monday 13th June 2011
Minister for Education & Skills publishes discussion document on Enrolment Policies in schools
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn T.D., today (Monday 13th June) opened the way for an overhaul of the enrolment policies in all schools. Minister Quinn published a discussion document on admissions policy aimed at leading to changes in regulations and legislation on how primary and post primary schools allocate places to students......
The discussion document can be found at the department’s website at http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/sp_enrolment_discussion_paper.pdf
Minister for Education & Skills publishes discussion document on Enrolment Policies in schools
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn T.D., today (Monday 13th June) opened the way for an overhaul of the enrolment policies in all schools. Minister Quinn published a discussion document on admissions policy aimed at leading to changes in regulations and legislation on how primary and post primary schools allocate places to students......
The discussion document can be found at the department’s website at http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/sp_enrolment_discussion_paper.pdf
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