The Direct Payment Survey National Direct Payments Projects

Disabled People and Direct Payments: A UK Comparative Study

Two-Year study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Dr Charlotte Pearson; Professor Sheila Riddell; Professor Colin Barnes; Ms Debbie Jolly; Dr Geof Mercer; Dr Mark Priestley.
www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/projects/ukdirectpayments.htm

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An Evaluation of the Impact of the Social Care Modernisation Programme on the Implementation of Direct Payments

Three-Year study funded by the Department of Health as part of the Modernising Adult Social Care (MASC) research initiative.
Ms Nicola Vick; Dr Paul Swift; Dr Perri 6; Ms Roseanne Tobin; Dr Helen Spandler.
www.masc.bham.ac.uk/baseline/proj4.htm

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Evaluation of the Direct Payments Development Fund Implementation

Two and a half year study funded by the Department of Health focusing specifically on direct payments to older people and mental health service users.
Ms Vanessa Davey; Professor Martin Knapp; Mr José-Luis Fernández; Dr Jeremy Kendall http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/PSSRU/researchAndProjects/consumerDirectedCare.htm#Direct_Payments

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