Outputs (4)

Who's responsible and who's accountable? You are! (2014)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2014). Who's responsible and who's accountable? You are!. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 8(10), 511-513. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2014.8.10.511

This article examines what it means for the support worker to be responsible for the care they deliver and to be accountable for their actions and omissions. Both terms will be defined and discussed, before moving on to identify the five different ar... Read More about Who's responsible and who's accountable? You are!.

Communication and the support worker (2014)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2014). Communication and the support worker. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 8(8), 394-397. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2014.8.8.394

This article examines the important role that good communication plays in enabling the support worker to deliver quality care. Communication will be defined, as well as examining the different forms and components that make up communication. Potenti... Read More about Communication and the support worker.

The change agent : the manager's role in change (2014)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2014). The change agent : the manager's role in change. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 19(9), 443-445. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2013.19.9.443

Within this article the author will examine the manager’s role in the change process. Change within the NHS is an ever-present reality, whether proposed from within your own department and identified by your own staff, or forced upon you from outside... Read More about The change agent : the manager's role in change.

Support workers have a vital role to play in play (2014)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2014). Support workers have a vital role to play in play. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 8(3), 137-139. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2014.8.3.137

Within this article, the author will be examining the importance of play for children and young people, especially when they are in hospital. Play will be defined; however, this is a concept which is difficult to grasp, as play means different thi... Read More about Support workers have a vital role to play in play.