A5045559714- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Health Services Management and Policy
- Healthcare Systems and Public Health
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Physical Activity and Health
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Employment and Welfare Studies
Newcastle University
2023-2025
Newcastle Hospitals - Campus for Ageing and Vitality
2025
Academic Health Science Network North East and North Cumbria
2024
Parque Sanitario Pere Virgili
2020-2023
Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca
2020-2023
Université Paris-Sud
2020
London School of Economics and Political Science
2006
Abstract Background Direct payments (DPs) are cash-payments that eligible individuals can receive to purchase care services by themselves. DPs central current social policy in England, but their advantages remain controversial. This controversy is partly due lack of historical visibility: were deployed stages, bundled with other instruments (first individual budgets, then personal budgets), and amidst increasing budgetary constraints. As a result, little unequivocal evidence available about...
Direct payments have moved to the heart of government's drive for increased user choice. At same time, implementation has remained disappointing. This article explores demand, supply and related factors associated with patterns local variability in uptake intensity care package provision. Statistical analyses are conducted key client groups – people physical disabilities, older people, learning disabilities who use mental health services using data England from 2000–01 2002–03. The results...
Background The “AGIL Barcelona (AGILBcn)” community-based integrated care program is a multicomponent healthy aging intervention for frail older adults. In this context, the present study aimed to identify implementation strategies optimize accessibility, acceptability, and adaptability of mobile health (mhealth) interventions enhance physical activity in adults, prioritize action points according their importance feasibility, through co-design process. Material methods A mixed approach was...
Purpose Mandatory digital social care records and a standardised schedule for collecting information on home clients are proposed regulated adult providers in England. This could facilitate the introduction of minimum data set (MDS). study aimed to understand current collection practices care, identify where support implementation an MDS is needed. Design/methodology/approach An online survey English was conducted 2023, asking about they collect, store share their clients. Data were analysed...
Objective Using digital systems to support the management and delivery of social care is a priority for UK governments. This study explored progress towards, experiences of, digitalisation in homecare sector providers’ views on contributing client data national policy/research dataset. Methods Over 150 providers completed an on-line survey (October–December 2022). The was hosted Qualtrics comprised fixed- free-text response questions. recruited sample aligned with profile terms use systems,...
This study identifies correlates of the lockdown's psychological distress in frail older community-dwellers (Catalonia, Spain).Participants from a community frailty intervention program, with comprehensive geriatric assessment within 12-months pre-lockdown and COVID-19 free during first pandemic wave (March-May 2020), underwent phone past lockdown to assess COVID-19-related emotional (DME) as well other sociodemograhic, clinical psychosocial factors.Of 94 adults (age = 82,34 ± 6,12 years;...
Abstract Purpose Mandatory digital social care records and a standardised schedule for collecting information on home clients are proposed regulated adult providers in England. This is akin to minimum dataset (MDS). study aimed understand current data collection practices care, identify where support implementation of an MDS needed. Design An online survey English was conducted 2023, asking about the they collect, store, share their clients. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics...
Home care (or home health care) makes a critical contribution to the of older people, yet many people have little experience or knowledge this service, and its component parts. Many adults receive care, but nature support varies from country country. This Forum Article considers how is defined, scope purpose services are shaped by systems in which they operate. Systematic data collection already exists some countries, while others, such as UK, it being planned. Defining requirements for...
Home care (or home health care) makes a critical contribution to the of older people, yet many people have little experience or knowledge this service, and its component parts. Many adults receive care, but nature support varies from country country. This Forum Article considers how is defined, scope purpose services are shaped by systems in which they operate. Systematic data collection already exists some countries, while others, such as UK, it being planned. Defining requirements for...
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
<h3>Background</h3> In England, over 8000 registered homecare agencies are providing support to almost a million older people. However, the absence of national dataset users means we know little about characteristics this population, care they receive and their journeys. This is significant obstacle policy making, commissioning, research, service development innovation. The government's programme digitalise social presents an opportunity address this. with regards homecare, there particular...