‘It’s a real fine balancing act’: directly employed care workers’ experiences of engaging with health services
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Little is known of the experiences of directly employed care workers communicating with healthcare providers about the situations of their employers. We report findings from 30 in-depth semi-structured interviews with directly employed care workers in England undertaken in 2018–19. Findings relate to role content, communication with healthcare professionals and their own well-being. Directly employed care workers need to be flexible about the tasks they perform and the changing needs of those whom they support. Having to take on health liaison roles can be problematic, and the impact of care work on directly employed workers’ own health and well-being needs further investigation.
2019 ◽
Vol 64
(9)
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pp. 1291-1299
2021 ◽
Vol 12
(3)
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pp. 104-110
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2020 ◽
Vol 14
(Supplement_1)
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pp. S669-S670
2019 ◽
2021 ◽
Vol 10
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pp. 216495612098295
2021 ◽
Vol 39
(15_suppl)
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pp. 11037-11037
2020 ◽
Vol 6
(4)
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pp. 1297-1306
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