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Routine use of a standardised assessment instrument for measuring the outcome of social care

Carpenter, G. Iain, Field, Janet, Challis, David J., Calnan, Michael .W., Swift, Cameron (2001) Routine use of a standardised assessment instrument for measuring the outcome of social care. Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent and Department of Health, 155 pp. (KAR id:9022)

Abstract

This study had as its primary aim determining the extent to which standardised assessment can contribute to monitoring the outcomes of social care. It also addressed the comparison of resource use between individual clients, groups of clients with similar characteristics and between Social Service Departments (SSD's). An important part of the study was exploring the views of Social Workers and Care Managers on assessment in general and standardised assessment and the MDS-HC in particular. It has succeeded in achieving the majority of its goals and its findings have been incorporated into a revised MDS-HC assessment system including the development of a simplified screening assessment. It has also identified how attitudes to assessment, the manner in which assessment is done, and the organisation of assessment and on going management of services provided was significantly different between the two social service departments that took part in the study. Some of the issues identified are important for the development of policy on assessment in community care. It is likely that the findings are widely generalisable.

Item Type: Research report (external)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies
Depositing User: Paula Loader
Date Deposited: 02 Sep 2008 11:05 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:47 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/9022 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Carpenter, G. Iain.

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Field, Janet.

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Calnan, Michael .W..

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