Health Service Provision through Social Enterprise

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah-Anne Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Health Service Provision ◽  
Health Services Delivery ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
Health And Social Care

This paper discusses the role of social enterprise (SE) – the use of business practice to achieve a social goal – in UK health services delivery. Such SE activity has increased in recent years along with the rise in public sector commissioning of health and care services. SE has been identified as an organizational model with the potential to deliver socially and economically sustainable health and social care services. This paper presents evidence from workshops held with SE practitioners and public sector procurement professionals, during which they discussed the current and potential role of SE in health services delivery. The paper reflects on the opportunities for, but also the potential pitfalls of, greater SE involvement in the health and social care sector from the point of view of both SE practitioners and public sector procurement professionals. It demonstrates that SE-type businesses are viewed by both SE practitioners and public sector professionals as suited to working in certain areas of health and social care provision, but as falling short of what is needed in others, particularly in terms of capacity and expertise.

scholarly journals The Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Older Adults’ Decision-Making Related to Health, and Health and Social Care Services in Daily Life—A Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Susanna Nordin ◽  
Jodi Sturge ◽  
Maria Ayoub ◽  
Allyson Jones ◽  
Kevin McKee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and communication technology (ICT) can potentially support older adults in making decisions and increase their involvement in decision-making processes. Although the range of technical products has expanded in various areas of society, knowledge is lacking on the influence that ICT has on older adults’ decision-making in everyday situations. Based on the literature, we aimed to provide an overview of the role of ICT in home-dwelling older adults’ decision-making in relation to health, and health and social care services. A scoping review of articles published between 2010 and 2020 was undertaken by searching five electronic databases. Finally, 12 articles using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method designs were included. The articles were published in journals representing biology and medicine, nursing, informatics, and computer science. A majority of the articles were published in the last five years, and most articles came from European countries. The results are presented in three categories: (i) form and function of ICT for decision-making, (ii) perceived value and effect of ICT for decision-making, and (iii) factors influencing ICT use for decision-making. According to our findings, ICT for decision-making in relation to health, and health and social care services was more implicitly described than explicitly described, and we conclude that more research on this topic is needed. Future research should engage older adults and health professionals in developing technology based on their needs. Further, factors that influence older adults’ use of ICT should be evaluated to ensure that it is successfully integrated into their daily lives.

Case Management for Long‐Term Conditions: The Role of Networks in Health and Social Care Services

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Abell ◽  
Jane Hughes ◽  
Siobhan Reilly ◽  
Kathryn Berzins ◽  
David Challis
Keyword(s):  
Case Management ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Long Term Conditions ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Health And Social Care

Sex workers access to health and social care services: A social justice response

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-348
Author(s):  
Leigh-Ann Sweeney ◽  
Leonard Taylor ◽  
Michal Molcho
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Sex Industry ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Provision Of Services

This research explores service providers’ views on the barriers that prevent women in the sex work industry in Ireland from accessing co-ordinated health services. A purposive sample of eight service providers in the field of women’s health and social care in the West of Ireland were selected and interviewed for this study. The service providers were asked about their perception of the barriers of sex workers accessing health and social care services. Using thematic analysis, three key themes were identified: (1) lack of knowledge of women’s involvement in sex work; (2) identified barriers to health services; and (3) legislative and policy barriers to providing supportive services. While the service providers acknowledged that they do not knowingly provide services for sex workers, they all recognise that some of their service users are at risk of, and potentially are, involved in sex work. Yet, they were able to identify some of the barriers sex workers face when accessing their services. All these barriers were the result to the services’ limited capacity to support women engaging in sex work. At the time of data collection, the legislative context meant that selling sex under certain conditions was outside the law. This study highlights the consequences that criminalisation can have on the health of sex workers and the need for a paradigm shift in existing health and social care services. In this paper, we propose that a social justice rather than a criminal justice approach has the potential to address sex workers’ right to access appropriate health care. This paper gives due recognition to marginalised women, and advocates for better provision of services for women in the sex industry, while considering the new legislation of 2017.

scholarly journals Identifying integrated health services and social care research priorities in kidney disease in Wales: research prioritisation exercise

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. e036872
Author(s):  
Leah Mc Laughlin ◽  
Susan Spence ◽  
Jane Noyes
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Priority Setting ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Service Improvement ◽  
Research Priority ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
Health And Social Care

ObjectivesTo identify the shared research priorities of patients, caregivers and multidisciplinary renal health and social care professionals across Wales for integrated renal health and social care in Wales.DesignResearch priority setting exercise adapted from the James Lind Alliance national priority setting partnership framework in UK healthcare.SettingTwo workshops: one in North Wales with patients, caregivers and multidisciplinary renal health and social care professionals and one in South Wales with the Welsh Renal Clinical Network (commissioners of renal services in Wales). Additional input provided from stakeholders via email correspondence and face to face communications.ParticipantsAcademics n=14, patients n=16, family/carers n=6, multidisciplinary renal healthcare professionals n=40, local authority councils n=3, renal charities n=6 wider third sector organisations n=8, renal industries n=4, Welsh government social care n=3, renal service commissioners n=8.Results38 research priority questions grouped into 10 themes were agreed. The themes included: (1) integrating health and social care, (2) education, (3) acute kidney injury, (4) chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease, (5) transplantation, (6) dialysis, (7) personalised medicines, (8) cross-cutting priorities, (9) specific social contexts and (10) transitional services and children. Research questions were broad and covered a range of health and social care topics. Patient and professional perspectives broadly overlapped. Research priority setting activities revealed gaps in knowledge in overall service provision and potential areas for service improvement.ConclusionsMapping priorities in health services and social care highlighted the research needed to support renal health services delivery and commissioning in Wales.

scholarly journals Political representation and effects of municipal mergers

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oskari Harjunen ◽  
Tuukka Saarimaa ◽  
Janne Tukiainen
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Political Representation ◽  
House Prices ◽  
Substantial Reduction ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Local Politicians ◽  
Geocoded Data

AbstractWe study the effects of municipal mergers using novel geocoded data on local public sector jobs and local politicians' place of residence. We find that the mergers had no effects on municipal expenditures overall after eight years. However, the mergers led to highly unequal geographic political representation in the post-merger councils among the merged municipalities. Small and politically marginalized municipalities experienced a substantial reduction in local public jobs in administration and health and social care services relative to the municipalities with stronger representation. Development of house prices suggests that the quality of the service-tax bundle deteriorated in these politically marginalized municipalities.

scholarly journals Collaborator or competitor: assessing the evidence supporting the role of social enterprise in health and social care

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 1790-1814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Calò ◽  
Simon Teasdale ◽  
Cam Donaldson ◽  
Michael J. Roy ◽  
Simone Baglioni
Keyword(s):  
Social Enterprise ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Health And Social Care
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