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- Title
Policy Development and Implementation for Disability Services in Rural New South Wales, Australia.
- Authors
Dew, Angela; Gallego, Gisselle; Bulkeley, Kim; Veitch, Craig; Brentnall, Jennie; Lincoln, Michelle; Bundy, Anita; Griffiths, Scott
- Abstract
Throughout their lives, all people, including those who have a disability, use a broad range of community services. Community services are important in assisting people with a range of impairments to participate in their communities. Vast geographic distances and a lack of therapists in rural and remote regions of Australia pose significant barriers for implementing policy aimed at supporting people with a disability. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which metropolitan-formulated policy encompassed the unique geographic, demographic, and sociocultural challenges experienced by rural therapists and people with a disability in New South Wales ( NSW). Twenty-seven policy documents were reviewed and categorized into tier 1 (higher level strategic policies) and tier 2 (specific operational policies). Tier 1 policy documents provided consistent messages about the need to develop strategies and service delivery options to address geographic, cultural, and age-related barriers facing all people in NSW including those who have a disability. Tier 2 documents revealed a lack of attention to the practical differences between implementing the policy principles in metropolitan compared with rural areas. Study findings identify that the implementation of metropolitan-formulated policy does not always encompass the unique challenges experienced by therapists providing services to rural people with a disability and their carers. This study highlights the importance of 'rural proofing' policy to consider people who live and work in rural areas.
- Subjects
NEW South Wales; COMMUNITY health services; CONTENT analysis; HEALTH services accessibility; MEDICAL care; POLICY sciences; POLICY science research; POPULATION geography; RISK management in business; RURAL conditions; STATISTICAL sampling; VOCATIONAL rehabilitation; JUDGMENT sampling; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; SOCIAL services case management
- Publication
Journal of Policy & Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2014, Vol 11, Issue 3, p200
- ISSN
1741-1122
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jppi.12088