http://hdl.handle.net/10147/48923 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 23:27:08 GMT 2017-10-27T23:27:08Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/344471 Title: Midland Health Board: annual report, 1996 Authors: Midland Health Board (MHB) Description: The Midland Health Board has published annual reports since 1982. Up to 1994 separate reports were published for the Community Care Programme and the Hospital Care Programme. A single annual report covenng all of the board's activities, was published in 1995.There is now, for the first time, a legal obligation on health boards to publish an annual report. In planning to meet this new obligation we have reviewed the format and content of the report with the aim that it will be informative and reflect the changes that are accuning In our health services. I trust you will find this report of interest and of value. Wed, 01 Jan 1997 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/344471 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/344288 Title: Midland Health Board annual report 1995 Authors: Midland Health Board (MHB) Description: In 1994 the Department of Health published its Health Strategy - "Shaping a Healthier Future". The main theme of the Health Strategy is the reorientation of health services so that improving peoples' health and quality of life becomes the primary and unifying focus. The Strategy reflects the commitment of Government to ensuring that health services should help first and foremost those people whose needs are greatest and this will be reflected in the way resources are allocated in the future. The Strategy recognises the importance of the pursuit of quality and lays emphasis on constantly measuring and evaluating quality through clinical audit and consumer surveys. The Strategy firmly places the consumer first and sets out proposals for improving the public's participation in the planning and evaluation of services. The Strategy sets out new arrangements for improved legal and financial accountability and includes a requirement on those providing services to take direct responsibility for the achievement of agreed objectives. Mon, 01 Jan 1996 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/344288 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/338508 Title: Dementia working group, Midland Health Board, progress report, February, 2004. Authors: de Suin, Anna; Feeney, Margaret; Hynes, Marian Delaney; Fahy, Sabina; O'Keefe, Catherine; O'Doherty, Pat; Flanagan, Grainne; O'Callaghan, Liam Description: In August 2002, the Midland Health Board working group on dementia commissioned a piece of research to obtain an overview of what staff perceived as the most pressing needs for the delivery of a quality dementia service, and to investigate some possible solutions to the current difficulties. A series of focus groups were run over two months, consulting staff from both residential and community care settings. A full report of the findings can be found in the document "Consultation Process with Staff within the Midland Health Board on the Needs of Older People with Dementia", which is available from Anna de Siun, Clinical Audit and Research. Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/338508 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/337734 Title: Midland Health Board. Community Care Services. 1991. Mental Handicap Services. Authors: Midland Health Board (MHB) Description: The Midland Health Board provides a comprehensive range of services for persons with a mental handicap living within its area of responsibility . These services are provided by a mix of statutory, non statutory and voluntary bodies and include: Assessment and Counselling Services. Day Care Services. Special Schools/Special Classes. Placement Services. Workshops. Residential Centres. Community Residences. Home Support Services. The provision of services is based on the principles of normalistaion and Quality of Life. Normalisation seeks to provide persons with a mental handicap with life experiences in ordinary settings. Services are designed and delivered in ways which are likely to result in increasing competence and social participation for individuals in increasing social acceptance for handicapped people as a group. Allied to the principle of normalisation is that of ensuring a quality of life for persons with a mental handicap, as distinct from the traditional health care model. Tue, 01 Jan 1991 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/337734 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z