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Lookup NU author(s): Debbie Smart, Dr Katherine JacksonORCiD, Dr Hayley AldersonORCiD, Dr Thomas Foley, Professor Eileen KanerORCiD, Professor Judith RankinORCiD, Professor Gill Rowlands, Liam SpencerORCiD, Professor Ruth McGovernORCiD
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Meeting the multiple and often complex needs of families (children, young peopleand adults) within ‘Early Help’ support is dependent upon practitioners from differentsectors sharing relevant and timely information, after gaining a family’s voluntaryconsent to share information. This article reports on qualitative one-to-one interviewswith adults in families (n.32), one mother/father dyad interview (n.2) and focusgroups with practitioners (n.47) in five local authority areas in North East Englandreceiving or providing Early Help support. We explored experiences of providing consentto share personal information and consider the usefulness of a digital healthdata system when providing Early Help support to families. Communication PrivacyManagement theory was used as a framework to analyse the data. Key themes in participants’accounts include the degree of need for help and support; the importanceof trusting relationships; stronger and structured joint working practices; and understandinghow information is shared. This work provides insights into current informationsharing practices for some of the most vulnerable families and the wider socialcontexts. It has implications for the usefulness of a digital data system that shares GPhealth data with Early Help services and suggests the role this could have in theparent–practitioner relationship.
Author(s): Smart D, Jackson K, Alderson H, Foley T, Foreman S, Kaner B, Kaner E, Lancaster H, Lingam R, Rankin R, Rowlands G, Spencer L, McGovern R
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: British Journal of Social Work
Year: 2021
Volume: 52
Issue: 4
Pages: 2146-2165
Print publication date: 01/06/2022
Online publication date: 20/08/2021
Acceptance date: 07/07/2021
Date deposited: 02/11/2021
ISSN (print): 0045-3102
ISSN (electronic): 1468-263X
Publisher: Oxford University Press
URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab167
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcab167
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