Caseload management in learning disabilities.
Like most health and social services, community learning disability teams are under increasing pressure to manage burgeoning caseloads without extra resources, both in terms of finances and staffing. This paper describes how one team set out to help practitioners manage their caseloads by developing tools to standardise workloads and prioritize referrals according to client need.
Todd
Margaret
M
Department of Health and Social Care, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.
Caffrey
Anna
A
D019090:Case Management; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000451:nursing*; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D016526:Workload