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The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of support and services to informal carers of older people: a review of the literature prepared for the Audit Commission

This literature review is concerned with the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of support and services to informal carers of older people in England and Wales. It has been undertaken by the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the request of the Audit Commission (the Commission). The review is divided into three parts. It begins with an introduction summarising key issues that need to be considered when looking at the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of services for informal carers. This is followed by an examination of the literature on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the different services that may be used, directly or indirectly, to support informal carers. Finally, the third part provides a summary and some conclusions.

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Key Information

Type of Reference
Rprt
Publisher
Audit commission/pssru
Resource Database
Hmic
Publication Year
2004
Reprint Edition
Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales. Personal Social Services Research Unit;References: p.74-87 On cover: Public sector literature review;by Linda Pickard
Start Page
ii,87
Language
English