PubMed · 4159165
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D H Richards. 1966-01-01. Dilution in general practice.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(66)90023-7
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The Care Home Activity Project was a feasibility study examining the effect of occupational therapy on levels of depression and quality of life of residents in care homes. This paper describes the costs of the one year occupational therapy intervention, the use and cost of services received by the residents both before and after the intervention and compares these with the services received by a control group over the same period. Eight homes in northern England were included in the study with four homes receiving the services of a full-time occupational therapist, the remaining four acting as the control group. Services received by residents in both groups were recorded at the beginning and end of the one year study. The cost of the occupational therapy intervention was computed from published unit costs with adjustments for travel, equipment costs and methods of working. There was a significant increase in the likelihood of using social services in the intervention homes. This could be explained by previously unrecognised needs being revealed by the therapists. There may have been a reduction in health costs in the intervention group. At 2005 levels, the net cost of providing the occupational therapy service was pounds 16 (E 23) per resident per week. This study demonstrates that occupational therapy is feasible in residential homes at modest cost. It may uncover unmet needs for some services. Future studies should match groups for hospital use at baseline.
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The tidal Ouse forms a significant part of the Humber river system in Eastern England, which provides the largest UK fresh water source to the North Sea and a valuable habitat for fish. However it suffers from dissolved oxygen (DO) sag in summer, exacerbated by the industrial effluent discharged at Selby. A one-dimensional water quality model, QUESTS1D, as utilized by the Environment Agency (EA) has been used to evaluate the effectiveness of management options based on exploiting spatial distribution of the assimilative capacity of the river as an alternative to implementing more stringent effluent consents. Significant improvements in water quality of the tidal Ouse are predicted compared to the effects of tightening effluent consents. A system of water quality functions is derived in this paper for quicker and more direct predictions of water quality, which will be useful in future research when combined with other analyses. Taking account the assimilative capacity in policy making, this paper suggests that a combined water management framework should be applied to ensure the required water quality.