Caring for People in the Community

Evaluating Services and the Consumer's Perspective, Jacqueline Atkinson and Laurie Elliott; EPIC - A Scottish Case Management Experience, Rosemary Bland; Case Management and Community Care: The Issues Reviewed, David Challis; The Role of the Voluntary Sector in the New Community Care, Ann Connor; Recent Developments in Health Services Policy: Impact of NHS Reforms on Community Care, David Hunter; Developing Dementia Services, Jan Killeen; The Best Move I've Made: The Role of Housing for Those with Mental Health Problems, Alison Petch; Care Planning and Case Management Strategies, Denis Rowley; Developments for Adults with Learning Difficulties, Philip Seed; Moving Chronically Mentally Ill Persons from Hospital to the Community, Paul Siniic; Caring for People in the Community, Michael Titterton. Housing and Community Care, Michael Titterton and Susan Purdon; Issues in Community Mental Health, Ian Weddle; Community Care Futures: Inter-Agency Perspectives, Gerald Wistow.

The authors, specialists from many backgrounds, forcefully tackle the impact of the changes. The no-punches pulled approach is refreshing and stimulating.