quality of life
This short report provides an overview of Choosing Health, the Government’s recent public health White Paper, from a public mental health perspective. It aims to identify both the gaps and opportunities in the White Paper and to provide a framework for addressing these.
The well-being of older people is an important issue for policy across health, housing and social care, and local authorities are increasingly considering extra care as a way of replacing older models of residential care provision and addressing low demand for traditional forms of sheltered housing. The researchers interviewed residents and managers from six extra care housing schemes in England to explore their experiences.
The author reports on research which aimed to examine the impact on carers of people receiving individual budgets and the outcomes for carers of this new approach.
While there are many ways in which personal budgets can be provided, one of the main ways is through a direct payment.
This research is the first to examine the impact on carers of people receiving IBs and the outcomes for carers of this new approach.
Report presenting the findings of research which sought to compare adult morbidity, mortality, health behaviours and risk factors in the Glasgow area with those observed in the rest of Scotland and to assess the extent to which any differences can be attributed to the unique socio-economic profile of Glasgow.

