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For the sake of their health: older service users' requirements for social care to facilitate access to networks following hospital

Facilitating older service users' requirements for access to or re-engagement in social networks following hospital discharge is recognised in social care analysis and policy as critically important. This is because of the associated benefits for restoring physical health and psychological well-being. However, it tends to be a neglected dimension of current social care/intermediate care. Our paper draws on a qualitative study of voluntary sector hospital aftercare social rehabilitation projects in five UK localities, which focused on addressing this issue.

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Published: 
2008
Author: 
Eileen McLeod
Paul Bywaters
Denise Tanner
Maureen Hirsch
Publisher: 
Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers