OBJECTIVE examine the social representations of citizenship by inpatients receiving hospital care. METHOD qualitative approach, using the Theory of Social Representations as a framework, with 31 inpatients in the internal medicine sector of a public university hospital. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, whose data were submitted to the Alceste program, with application of lexical ana...

PURPOSE This paper reports the findings of the evaluation of the Supporting People Health Pilots programme, which was established to demonstrate the policy links between housing support services and health and social care services by encouraging the development of integrated services. The paper highlights the challenges of working across housing, health and social care boundaries. METHOD THE ...

The social movements of the last two decades have fostered a rights-based approach to health systems development within the global discourse on national and international health governance. In this piece, we discuss ongoing challenges in the cavernous "implementation gap": translating legislative human rights victories into actual practice and delivery. Using accompaniment as an underlying prin...

ICT enabled Service Integration for Independent Living (INDEPENDENT) is an ICT – PSP project funded under objective 1.3 ICT for ageing well / independent living. Work has started as early as February 2010 and expected to finish after 3 years. INDIPENDENT will address current limitations of telehealth and telecare platforms to serve needs for support and delivery of support to the elderly which ...

The demand for long-term care services is predicted to rise, primarily as a result of longer life expectancy, as people with existing long-term conditions live longer and more people survive into very old age While many people with long-term impairments can continue to be productive with minimal support, caring for those with high levels of impairment incurs high costs, whether these costs are ...

In setting the stage, “Understanding Health and Social Care” tracks the history of the welfare sector back to its charity and voluntary action roots in the early 19th century. From that point onwards, it tells the story of the gradual formalisation of both social services and the National Health Service, accompanied by an evolution of practices, emergence of health professions and developments ...

Many veterans and their families struggle with behavioral health problems, family reintegration difficulties, and relationship problems. Although many veterans are eligible to receive care at Department of Veterans Affairs health facilities, family members are generally not eligible and therefore must seek care elsewhere. This situation can pose a barrier to family members' access to care and a...