Managing the Development of Somerset's Services for People with Learning Disabilities
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Dixon, Dave
- Source
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 2000, Vol. 5, Issue 2, pp. 5-10.
- Subject
- review-article
General review
cat-EDUN
Education
cat-HSC
Health & social care
cat-SEGE
Special education/gifted education
cat-LID
Learning & intellectual disabilities
cat-EBD
Emotional/behavioural disorders
cat-LDIF
Learning difficulties
cat-PDDS
Physical/developmental disorders
cat-MPS
Management & practice in services
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1359-5474
The development and review of Somerset Social Services' learning disability services have presented a series of management challenges. Many will be familiar to managers in other parts of Britain. Considering the current policy theme of partnership working, this article identifies and discusses some of the management issues in Somerset that have arisen from joint working between health and social services: the commissioning of singly‐managed community teams and the provision of acute health care.