Home About us Contact
|
Home About us Contact | ||
|
|
||
Policy Guidance (policy + guidance)
Selected AbstractsFlood risk management and planning policy in a time of policy transition: the case of the Wapshott Road Planning Inquiry, Surrey, EnglandJOURNAL OF FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT, Issue 3 2009S. Tunstall Abstract This paper focuses on an English case study example of decision making on development and flood risk. It was carried out through qualitative document analysis and 13 in-depth interviews with flood risk professionals and others in the Lower Thames Valley. It illustrates the recent shift in policy in England from flood defence to a flood risk management approach with an increased emphasis on spatial planning and development control. It shows that decision makers take time to come to terms with new government policy. Despite the more prescriptive government guidance on development and flood risk in Planning Policy Guidance 25 and later documents, there remains scope for disagreements, for example, over what constitutes ,safe' development in flood risk areas. Other sustainability objectives can still weigh heavily against flood risk in local decision making. The potential contributions of modelling, and new visualisation techniques in the flood risk management and planning context are considered. [source] Continuing care after cancer treatmentJOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, Issue 2 2003Brian Pateman MA MPhil RN DNT Background. Despite nearly three decades of debate and policy guidance there is evidence that, in the United Kingdom, patient hospital discharge remains problematic. District nurses, who deliver skilled home nursing care, receive referrals from hospitals for continuing nursing care needs. However, district nurses' expectations of appropriate patient referral from hospitals are not always achieved. In an attempt to improve services after hospital discharge, government policy has emphasized partnership between care providers, highlighting the need for smooth transition between care settings. Aim. To explore hospital discharge and referral procedures for patients with cancer, with particular emphasis on referrals made by hospital nurses to district nurses. Method. In-depth interviews were carried out with nurses actively involved in the discharge process as both referrers and recipients of referrals. Twenty nurses from a regional cancer centre and 20 district nurses from three adjacent primary care trusts were interviewed. Interviews were transcribed and analysed thematically, and themes compared between the two care settings. Conclusions. We conclude that competing sets of expectations, not only between hospital and community nursing settings, but amongst district nurses themselves, are a major factor impeding agreement on referral criteria and satisfaction with the referral process. [source] ,May we please have sex tonight?', people with learning difficulties pursuing privacy in residential group settingsBRITISH JOURNAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, Issue 2 2009Andrea Hollomotz Accessible summary ,,Everyone has the right to privacy and relationships. ,,Some people who live in group homes are not allowed to be private with their partner. ,,We will explain how this makes us feel. ,,We will say what should change. ,,Parts written in ,bold' font are in plain English. Read them to find out more. Summary Many residential group settings for people with learning difficulties do not provide individuals with the private space in which they can explore their sexual relationships in a safe and dignified manner. Lack of agreed private spaces seriously infringes the individual's human rights. Many people with learning difficulties who lack privacy have no other option but to escape to isolated public or semi-private spaces to be sexually active. This places individuals at risk. It is suggested that self-advocacy driven policy guidance must be developed which must require residential services to review their practice to ensure that they accommodate residents' need for privacy, whilst supporting them to lead safe sexual relationships. [source] Modeling and Measuring Productivity in the Agri-Food Sector: Trends, Causes and EffectsCANADIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, Issue 3 2000Catherine J. Morrison Paul This article overviews recent trends in modeling and measuring productivity patterns, and in distinguishing their determinants and implications, for the agri-food sector. Theoretical methodologies as well as empirical implementation and results are discussed, with a view toward identifying those with potential for facilitating understanding of productivity measures, and ultimately using them for policy guidance. Productivity growth evidence for the food systems of the U.S., Canada and the U.K. is summarized, and recent studies distinguishing underlying causes of production structure patterns and linking them with market-structure patterns are reviewed, as a basis for assessing the key messages from and trends in this literature. L'auteurfait un survol de révolution récente dans les domaines de la modélisation et de la mesure des courbes de productivité ainsi que de la caractérisation de leurs determinants et de leurs significations pour le secteur agroalimentaire. Il passe en revue les méthodes théoriques aussi bien que les applications empiriques et leurs résultats afin d'en dégager ceux qui pourraient faciliter la comprehension des mesures de la productivité et qui, éventuellement, pourraient servir de guide awe décideurs. L'auteur analyse les signes de croissance de la productivité des filières agroalimentaires observés aux Etats-Unis, au Canada et au Royaume-Uni. Enfln il examine les études récentes sur les causes sous-jacentes des évolutions des structures de production et sur leurs liens avec l'évolution des structures de marché, dans le but d'en dégager les messages et les tendances dés. [source] Planning without guidance: Canadian defence policy and planning, 1993,2004CANADIAN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION/ADMINISTRATION PUBLIQUE DU CANADA, Issue 3 2010Robert Michael Hartfiel The Forces' operational tempo increased significantly even as the defence budget was cut by a quarter. Defence issues were perceived to have very little profile in Ottawa, and military officers felt their concerns were not being heard. Despite rapid changes in the global security environment, dramatic budget cuts, and frequent deployments, the government failed to update its policy guidance to reflect these new challenges. However, the Canadian Forces gradually learned to survive in the absence of political guidance. Defence planners initiated a number of reforms aimed at anticipating future missions, preserving combat capabilities, and winning more resources. Drawing on a series of interviews with senior military officers and civilian officials at the Department of National Defence and a reading of the relevant literature on Canadian defence policy and strategic planning, the author examines the process of adaptation, focusing particular attention on the adoption of capabilities-based planning for resource allocation and mitigating risk. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of these developments for civil,military relations in Canada and presents a case for institutional reform. Sommaire : La décennie qui s'est déroulée entre la publication du Livre blanc sur la défense de 1994 du Canada et son Énoncé de politique internationale de 2005 a été une période de crise au sein des Forces canadiennes. Leur rythme opérationnel s'est accru considérablement alors même que le budget de la Défense était réduit d'un quart. Les questions relatives à la Défense étaient considérées comme ayant peu d'importance à Ottawa, et les dirigeants militaires avaient l'impression qu'on n'écoutait pas leurs préoccupations. Outre les changements rapides intervenus au niveau de la sécurité internationale, les réductions budgétaires drastiques et les redéploiements fréquents, le gouvernement a omis de mettre à jour ses lignes directrices politiques pour refléter ces nouveaux défis. Cependant, les Forces canadiennes ont appris progressivement à survivre en l'absence de lignes directrices politiques. Les planificateurs de la Défense ont lancé un certain nombre de réformes visant à prévoir les missions futures, à préserver les capacités de combat et à obtenir plus de ressources. En s'appuyant sur une série d'entrevues avec de hauts dirigeants militaires, des dirigeants civils du ministère de la Défense nationale et sur une lecture de documents pertinents concernant la politique de défense et la planification stratégique canadienne, l'auteur étudie le processus d'adaptation, en portant une attention particulière à l'adoption de la planification fondée sur les capacités d'affectation des ressources et de la réduction des risques. L'article se termine par une discussion sur les implications de ces faits nouveaux concernant les relations civilo-militaires au Canada et présente un cas pour le bien-fondé d'une réforme institutionnelle. [source] Supporting pupils with special health needs in mainstream schools: policy and practiceCHILDREN & SOCIETY, Issue 2 2001Jane Lightfoot Education policy favouring ,inclusion', together with medical advances, mean that a growing number of pupils in mainstream schools may have health-related support needs in respect of a chronic illness or physical disability. Data from an empirical research study investigating these needs and carried out between 1996 and 1998 are used to reflect on the position of this group of pupils within policy guidance on special educational needs (SEN) and medical needs. Evidence of confusion and ambiguity, both in the guidance and its interpretation, suggests that the needs of this group remain somewhat hidden. More recent developments in special needs policy guidance are discussed in terms of the prospect for strengthening support for this group of pupils. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] | |||||||||||||