Leading the resettlement of adults with profound learning difficulties from hospital accommodation to supported housing in the community
International Journal of Leadership in Public Services
ISSN: 1747-9886
Article publication date: 4 February 2014
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide an analytical description of the leadership provided by an official identified as “P” in the resettlement of adults with profound learning difficulties from hospital care to supported housing in the community. His story, presented as a case study, is contextualised in the history of the resettlement and its policy context, and in the evaluation of the resettlement.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a case study of the leadership activities and style of an individual based on evidence from a series of interviews; documentary evidence; and the results of a formal evaluation.
Findings
The leadership was highly effective in achieving a resettlement which had to overcome numerous hurdles and which achieved externally evaluated outcomes in improving the quality of life of the service users concerned.
Research limitations/implications
This is a case study of an individual with the attendant difficulties of scientific generalisation. The achievements of the individual in terms of outcomes were evaluated through the use of valid and reliable measures.
Practical implications
The descriptions of leadership behaviour and style and the obstacle overcome should be illuminating to those facing comparable management challenges.
Originality/value
This would be the only case study in the literature of leadership in this area. The evaluation which measures its success is also unique.
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Citation
Ellis, R., Sylvia Hogard, E. and Sines, D. (2014), "Leading the resettlement of adults with profound learning difficulties from hospital accommodation to supported housing in the community", International Journal of Leadership in Public Services, Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 31-43. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLPS-06-2013-0014
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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