(DOWNLOAD) "Improving the Health of Looked After Children in Scotland: 2. the Views of Residential Care Workers on the Promotion of Health and Well-Being of the Children They Care for (Report)" by Adoption & Fostering * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Improving the Health of Looked After Children in Scotland: 2. the Views of Residential Care Workers on the Promotion of Health and Well-Being of the Children They Care for (Report)
- Author : Adoption & Fostering
- Release Date : January 22, 2008
- Genre: Family & Relationships,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 272 KB
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Introduction It has been recognised that the sharing of information between professionals involved in the care of children in residential care is sporadic and that this remains a barrier to access to health services for this group (Residential Care Health Project, 2004, p 73). The accompanying study identified that the standard documentation (BAAF forms) designed to facilitate information-sharing was not routinely utilised by residential care workers (RCWs), although this improved following the introduction of a specialist nursing service. This qualitative study sought to explore why this shared documentation was not used routinely and the perceptions of RCWs in their role of health improvement. It was part of a Master of Public Health Degree being undertaken by the research project manager