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Leigh Rooney

Biographic Data

ID307312
NAMELeigh Rooney
GIVEN NAMESLeigh
FAMILY NAMERooney
SIGNATUREROONEY L
AFFILIATIONSPopulation Health Sciences Institute Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne UK
ORCID0000-0002-8046-9364
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT3
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1
  • Mum feels that the decision has already been made: From shared decision-making to negotiated compromise in Adult Social Care

    Open Access•Phillip J Whitehead, Peter Whitehead et al.•ARTICLE•Social Science & Medicine•2025•References: 14

  • Normative puzzles for local government: Managing the introduction of single-handed care in England

    Open Access•Leigh Rooney, T Rapley et al.•ARTICLE•Sociology of Health & Illness•2023•Cited by: 1•References: 7

    A crisis in social care is apparent across the developed world as ageing populations put unprecedented demand on understaffed social care workforces. A recent popular response to this 'care crisis' within the UK involves the 'innovation' of single-handed care (SHC). SHC involves a care package with two or more homecare workers being reduced to one worker using advanced equipment and new moving and handling techniques. In this article, we explore …

  • Single‐handed care’ initiatives and reviews of double‐handed homecare packages: A survey of practices in English local authorities with adult social care responsibilities

    Open Access•Peter Whitehead, Leigh Rooney et al.•ARTICLE•Health & Social Care in the…•2022•Cited by: 2•References: 1

    International health and social care systems are experiencing unprecedented pressure and demand. 'Single-handed care' initiatives seek to identify whether all or part of a homecare package involving more than one care worker can be safely reduced to a single worker. Little is known about these initiatives across local authorities. The aim of this study was to identify, describe and explain current processes and practices for single-handed care in…

  • Single‐handed care’ initiatives and reviews of double‐handed homecare packages: A survey of practices in English local authorities with adult social care responsibilities

    Open Access•Peter Whitehead, Leigh Rooney et al.•ARTICLE•Health & Social Care in the…•2022•Cited by: 2•References: 1

    International health and social care systems are experiencing unprecedented pressure and demand. 'Single-handed care' initiatives seek to identify whether all or part of a homecare package involving more than one care worker can be safely reduced to a single worker. Little is known about these initiatives across local authorities. The aim of this study was to identify, describe and explain current processes and practices for single-handed care in…

  • Normative puzzles for local government: Managing the introduction of single-handed care in England

    Open Access•Leigh Rooney, T Rapley et al.•ARTICLE•Sociology of Health & Illness•2023•Cited by: 1•References: 7

    A crisis in social care is apparent across the developed world as ageing populations put unprecedented demand on understaffed social care workforces. A recent popular response to this 'care crisis' within the UK involves the 'innovation' of single-handed care (SHC). SHC involves a care package with two or more homecare workers being reduced to one worker using advanced equipment and new moving and handling techniques. In this article, we explore …

  • Single‐handed care’ initiatives and reviews of double‐handed homecare packages: A survey of practices in English local authorities with adult social care responsibilities

    Open Access•Peter Whitehead, Leigh Rooney et al.•ARTICLE•Health & Social Care in the…•2022•Cited by: 2•References: 1

    International health and social care systems are experiencing unprecedented pressure and demand. 'Single-handed care' initiatives seek to identify whether all or part of a homecare package involving more than one care worker can be safely reduced to a single worker. Little is known about these initiatives across local authorities. The aim of this study was to identify, describe and explain current processes and practices for single-handed care in…

  • Normative puzzles for local government: Managing the introduction of single-handed care in England

    Open Access•Leigh Rooney, T Rapley et al.•ARTICLE•Sociology of Health & Illness•2023•Cited by: 1•References: 7

    A crisis in social care is apparent across the developed world as ageing populations put unprecedented demand on understaffed social care workforces. A recent popular response to this 'care crisis' within the UK involves the 'innovation' of single-handed care (SHC). SHC involves a care package with two or more homecare workers being reduced to one worker using advanced equipment and new moving and handling techniques. In this article, we explore …

  • Mum feels that the decision has already been made: From shared decision-making to negotiated compromise in Adult Social Care

    Open Access•Phillip J Whitehead, Peter Whitehead et al.•ARTICLE•Social Science & Medicine•2025•References: 14

Social care (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Appeal (1 works)

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