Supporting Informal Carers: Final Report of the Informal Carers Project

Bungay, H. and Alaszewski, A.M. (2002) Supporting Informal Carers: Final Report of the Informal Carers Project. Centre for Health Services Studies, 53 pp.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the support that informal carers receive from the East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust (The Conquest Hospital site). Aims and Objectives The aims of the research were to: Examine carers' experience of the care and support provided by the NHS Trust. Advise on ways in which services for carers can be improved and developed. The objectives of the research were to examine: Carers' expectations of the types of support and information which they should receive when the person they are caring for is admitted to hospital. The extent to which the East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust Code of Practice for involving carers is being implemented. The extent to which carers feel that their expectations have been met, their needs and interests have been taken into account and they have been involved as active partners in the care provided in hospital.

Item Type:	Research report (external)
Uncontrolled keywords:	informal carers, support to carers, conquest hospital
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:	Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Social Policy Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies
Depositing User:	Tony Rees
Date Deposited:	05 Oct 2010 14:16
Last Modified:	06 Sep 2011 05:10
Resource URI:	http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/24653 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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