... and voluntary organisations through nine focus group sessions in one region of Northern Ireland. A thematic analysis was undertaken and themes were derived from the data using NVivo software. Findings This paper reports main findings under the themes of engaging families and service users; managing risk...

...Hazel Morbey Specifically feminist perspectives are largely absent from the developing discourse of elder abuse in the United Kingdom. This paper describes how focus groups were used to gather older women's understandings and experiences of elder abuse. A perspective on elder abuse that prioritises...

...Harry Douglas; Bill Halliday This paper looks at the how adult protection policy and procedures have been implemented in the Northern Irish joint health & social services context. This reveals great similarity with other UK settings. One board's use of focus groups to evaluate its policy...