Relief Care for Children and Adults with a Mental Handicap:: An Examination of Carers' Views

Alan Sholl; Mark Saunders; Jon Radburn

doi:10.1111/j.1468-3156.1991.tb00645.x

Relief Care for Children and Adults with a Mental Handicap: An Examination of Carers' Views

Alan Sholl, Mark Saunders, Jon Radburn^*

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A survey of carers of people with a mental handicap was carried out in the Malvern Hills area of Hereford and Worcester in conjunction with the local MENCAP and Family Support Groups to establish the carers' views of the service. Carers wanted a service that was local and provided flexible, mostly short‐term care on both a planned and emergency basis. Carers of adults wanted a more frequent and regular service than those caring for children. The exact nature of required schemes differed between carers of adults and children. In a significant number of cases carers were unaware of some of the relief care schemes that were available and were critical of the way in which information was provided, suggesting ways in which this could be improved. 1991 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	161-164
Number of pages	4
Journal	British Journal of Learning Disabilities
Volume	19
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3156.1991.tb00645.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 1991

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Phychiatric Mental Health
Pediatrics

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