Urban Policy in Practice
Urban Policy in Practice

Author: Tim Blackman

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1134871546

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Urban Policy and Practice is a practical and critical guide to urban policy in contemporary Britain. The book covers a range of topics including: * Quality and consumerism in the public sector * Community development * Public Health * Environmental issues * Local intervention in the creation of skills and jobs Case studies are drawn from housing, planning, the social services, economic development, and local government finance. Throughout, the concern is for a clear analysis of corporate strategies, democratic control and sustainable development.

Care Quality Commission: The State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England - HC 838
Care Quality Commission: The State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England - HC 838

Author: Care Quality Commission

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2013-11-21

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9780102987270

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Between April 2012-March 2013, the Commission carried out 35,000 inspections of health and social care services in England. The State of Care report brings together their findings about the quality of these services and also takes a special look at the pressures on accident and emergency. It covers quality of the NHS; independent healthcare; adult social care and primary dental care. Some key findings included that 1 in 5 nursing home inspections revealed safety concerns; 47% of problems uncovered in the NHS were judged to have 'major' or 'moderate' impact on patients; 1 in 10 independent healthcare inspections were not meeting standards of safeguarding and safety; and 7% of dental care inspections raised concerns relating to safeguarding and safety