Abstract Within the everyday work of child welfare services, concern about potential culpability for preventable harm to children known to services is a pre-occupation for practitioners and managers. The… read more
Abstract Introduction: UK NHS dental services face a number of well documented difficulties and there are concerns that a key reason is the level and structure of the ‘traditional’… read more
Abstract: Performance measurement in the English public sector has been implemented in a top-down manner. The mechanics of this regime (centralised targets, public reporting of performance data and the… read more
Abstract: This paper raises some of the key issues that have emerged from our study of the impact of judicial review litigation on the quality of local government services… read more
Abstract: This paper describes the origins, operation and impact of three performance regimes in England (Comprehensive Performance Assessment), Scotland (Best Value Audits) and Wales (Wales Programme for Improvement). The… read more
Abstract: This article examines the discharge and post-acute care of hospital inpatients. It arises out of research funded to investigate the implementation of the Community Care Act (2003) –… read more
Abstract: Reducing the number of patients whose discharge from hospital is delayed has been the focus of recent government policy. The 2003 Community Care (Delayed Discharges) Act was enacted… read more
Abstract: This article describes a survey of Social Service Departments (SSDs) in England on the implementation of the Community Care (Delayed Discharges) Act (2003) which was legislated to help… read more