The Statutory Medical and Health Needs of Looked after Children Time for a Radical Review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11940360 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Mather (0000-0001-7585-2919, Greenwich Healthcare Trust, corresponding author), Jane Humphrey (0000-0002-6825-1426, Greenwich Healthcare Trust), Jenny Robson (Greenwich Healthcare Trust) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 36-40 |
| Publication date | 1997-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Adoption & Fostering (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-5759 • E-ISSN: 1740-469X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030857599702100208 |
| OpenAlex | W2127685607 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
The failure of the health service to meet the needs of looked after children is further emphasised in the following article. Here, Mary Mather, Jane Humphrey and Jenny Robson argue that, despite specific health legislation and the considerable resources which have been allocated for this group over the years, there are a number of elements hindering the system. They identify these by first analysing the medical examinations of looked after children, carried out in one London borough over a two-year period. This analysis is followed by a review of key findings from a survey and series of group discussions with young people, aimed at establishing concerns and priorities from the point of view of themselves as ‘consumers’
Borough · Business · Legislation · Political science · Public relations · Service (business · Statutory law · Child Welfare and Adoption · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Public Administration · Sex work and related issues · Marketing
Models of ‘ordinary’ and ‘special’ daily living
Widening our knowledge concerning young looked after children
Young people leaving care
Guidance, policy and practice and the health needs of young people leaving care
The Interface between Medicine and Social Work in Working with Looked after Children
The Impact of Emotional and Behavioural Problems on the Lives of Children Growing up in the Care System
Doctors and Nurses in Advance of Their Time
Issues concerning the Health of Looked after Children
Developing New Mental Health Services for Looked after Children
Health Information and Teenagers in Residential Care
The Emerging Role of the Specialist Nurse
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,46 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2010 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |