Disability and austerity: the perfect storm of attacks on social rights

2019 ◽  
pp. 29-46
Author(s):  
Kirstein Rummery
Keyword(s):  
Social Care ◽  
Disability Rights ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Budget Cuts ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Informal Carers ◽  
Scottish Independence ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Perfect Storm

This chapter will focus on the impact that the post 2008 austerity regime has had on the lives of disabled people in the UK. It will trace the way in which previous hard- fought for rights in social care and welfare that have been developing since 1997 have been stripped back under austerity. It will focus on the stigmatisation of disabled people as ‘shirkers’, welfare conditionality and budget cuts. Looking at social care, direct payments and self-directed support, and the move from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payments and the impact of other changes in the benefits system, it will examine how these changes have created a ‘perfect storm’ of welfare cutbacks. It will also look at how disability intersects with gender and age to reduce rights and support further, particularly with the reduction of support available to informal carers. Looking forward, this chapter will examine the impact of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum and the devolution of universal credit and DLA to see whether there is likely to be some divergence in disability rights between Scotland the rest of the UK, and speculate about the possible outcomes of Brexit and our withdrawal from the EU.

scholarly journals The value of psychiatrists in leadership and management

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Perry ◽  
Fiona L. Mason
Keyword(s):  
Social Care ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Management Styles ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Medical Leadership ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Organisational Level

SummaryThe health and social care landscape in the UK is changing, and there is now, more than ever, a real need for doctors to embrace leadership and management. Evidence shows that medical leadership is associated with better outcomes for patients. Psychiatrists are particularly well suited to such roles, given the interpersonal skills and self-awareness that they develop in their training. In this article, we examine the role of the psychiatrist in leading at a patient, team and organisational level and the impact this has. We also discuss different leadership and management styles.

scholarly journals Disability, Rights and Vulnerability in British Parliamentary Debate

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan Odell
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Disability Rights ◽  
House Of Commons ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Members Of Parliament ◽  
Parliamentary Debate ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Disability Movement ◽  
The Welfare State

This paper examines discussion of disability and disabled people by Members of Parliament (MPs) in the UK House of Commons from 1979–2017. It examines general trends in the number of speeches mentioning disability, including the parties and MPs most likely to mention disability issues, and examines how disability is used in conjunction with two keywords: ‘rights’ and ‘vulnerable’. It uses these keywords to explore two conceptions of how the state should engage with disability and disabled people: a paternalistic conception (which post-2010 has become more common) and a rights-based conception (which has been in decline since the 1990s). I conclude with a discussion about how this reflects the disability movement in the UK, and what it means for the future of disability politics, the welfare state and how disabled people themselves might view paternalistic government policies.

scholarly journals Creating Community and Belonging in a Designated Housing Estate for Disabled People

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 66-76
Author(s):  
Liz Ellis ◽  
Sarah-Anne Muñoz ◽  
Katia Narzisi ◽  
Sara Bradley ◽  
Jenny Hall
Keyword(s):  
Social Care ◽  
Supported Housing ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Emotional Outcomes ◽  
New Community ◽  
The Impact

In recent years there has been an ideological push within social care away from segregated housing provision towards supported housing integrated within the wider community (McConkey, Keogh, Bunting, Iriarte, & Watson, 2016; Merrells, Buchanan, & Waters, 2019; Overmars-Marx, Thomése, Verdonschot, & Meininger, 2014). Despite this, many housing solutions for older and disabled people continue to be built on a designated basis, with physical and emotional wellbeing outcomes being both contested and mixed. After reviewing key policy relating to social care housing alongside some of the theoretical and ideological positions, this article explores the social and emotional outcomes of a diverse group of disabled people living with mental health difficulties, physical and intellectual impairments, illnesses and age-related conditions, who moved into a small, purpose-built estate of smart homes. Drawing primarily on qualitative data collected from tenants prior to moving and again seven months following relocation, the impact of moving into the estate on tenants’ sense of wellbeing and feelings of inclusion will be analysed and discussed in relation to efforts to build a new community.

Predictors of carer distress following stroke

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Depressed Mood ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Informal Carers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Whilst there is a considerable literature surrounding predictors of depressed mood in stroke survivors, much less research has been directed towards identifying the impact of a stroke on primary informal carers and the nature of the relationship between patient and carer characteristics, stroke consequences and carer distress. This review attempts to elucidate such relationships so that implications for health and social care provision can be drawn.

Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Elaine Chase ◽  
Jennifer Allsopp
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Immigration Policies ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Unaccompanied Children ◽  
Youth Migration ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

This introductory chapter provides an overview of youth migration. Youth migration needs to be understood in relation to its negative drivers of persecution, violence, and unsustainable lives in countries of origin, factors that motivated the flights of many young people. But at the same time, there is a need to recognize that such adversity also fuels individual and collective dreams and aspirations for better lives. Without acknowledging this, politicians will struggle to formulate meaningful and workable asylum and immigration policies. The chapter then briefly outlines the differing journeys that young people took in order to arrive in Europe. The chapter explains that the book focuses on how asylum, immigration, and social care procedures are operationalized once unaccompanied children and young people arrive in the UK and Italy, and the impact that these bureaucratic processes have on them over time.

Geographical Union Identity

2020 ◽  
pp. 91-106
Author(s):  
Bob Smale
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Northern Irish ◽  
Geographical Union ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Scottish Independence ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Political Alignment ◽  
The Impact

This chapter explores geographical union identity which is projected by unions with membership territories other than those of Great Britain or the UK. These unions project three forms of geographical identity, namely, ‘subnational union identity’, where unions such as SSTA organise an area within Great Britain, ‘binational union identity’ where unions including NUJ are based in two countries, or ‘multinational union identity’ where unions operate in multiple countries as represented by Nautilus, which was formed by cross-border mergers. The analysis recognises that four Northern Irish unions are certified separately and that some Irish unions also organise there. The chapter explores the observable characteristics of geographical union identity together with the impact of mergers, membership benefits, affiliations and political alignment. The work identifies the potentialities for union responses to any reconfiguration of the UK following either Scottish independence and/or the reunification of Ireland and for the formation of multinational unions in order to provide a more effective challenge to multinational capitalism.

THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL & ECONOMIC EXTENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN SUSSEX

2015 ◽  
Vol 86 (11) ◽  
pp. e4.14-e4
Author(s):  
Jacob Howells ◽  
Waqar Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Informal Care ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Walking Aids ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Α Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Walking Aid

BackgroundMultiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling illness of young adults in the UK causing significant social and economical cost. The aim of this study was to ascertain further detail of the characteristics of the MS population in an area of Sussex representing about 25% of the whole region.MethodsThe following was obtained from community databases: (a) demographics; (b) employment status; (c) DMT use; (d) walking aid use and (e) utilisation of social care.ResultsN=665. The mean (SD) age was 54 (13.2) years; Relapsing-Remitting MS 51%, Secondary Progressive MS 29% and Primary Progressive MS 15%. Of participants <65 years: 56% were unemployed, 44% worked part or full-time; 57.8% of participants required walking aids to mobilise, 23.3% were on a DMT, 35.1% required informal care and 20.2% required external social care. We found associations (at α level=0.05) between unemployment and: SPMS, walking aid use, informal care and external social care.DiscussionThis study highlights the needs of people with MS in Sussex. Of note is the impact on employment and the need for walking aids and additional care associated with MS. This knowledge will allow us to better develop services for people with MS with commissioners.

scholarly journals Disability Rights During COVID-19: Emergency Law and Guidelines in England

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 804-816
Author(s):  
Ivanka Antova
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Disability Rights ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Care Systems

Abstract Disabled people may be disproportionately impacted by the response to the COVID-19 outbreak because of the kinds of countermeasures needed to tackle it, and serious disruptions to the services on which they rely. There are reports from the disability community in England and elsewhere that measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 impact negatively on their human rights and experiences. This commentary focuses on the healthcare and social care systems in England and describes how laws and practices have changed under the COVID-19 pandemic, and how these changes affect the rights of disabled people.

scholarly journals Service user and carers perspectives of joint and integrated working between health and social care

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ailsa Cameron ◽  
Lisa Bostock ◽  
Rachel Lart
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Integrated Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Policy Debates ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an update to a review of the joint working literature in the field of health and social care for adults, with particular emphasis given to the experiences of users and carers. Design/methodology/approach – The aims of the literature review remained largely the same as those of the original, they were to identify: models of joint working, evidence of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness and the factors promoting or hindering the models. However, to reflect the growing interest in the experiences of users and carers a fourth aim was added to map these experiences. Given their prominence in terms of policy debates about integration, the review focused on jointly organised services for older people and people with mental health problems in the UK only. Findings – The review demonstrates tentative signs that some initiatives designed to join-up or integrate services can deliver outcomes desired by government. Importantly some studies that report the experiences of users of services and carers suggest that they perceive benefits from efforts to join-up or integrate services. However it is our contention that the evidence is less than compelling and does not justify the faith invested in the strategy by current or previous governments. Originality/value – The study updates our knowledge of the impact of joint working in the field of health and social care for adults. Importantly the paper highlights what is known about the experiences of users and carers of joint/integrated services.

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