Statement of Purpose
Dr Gillian Dalley, Chair
Gillian Dalley PhD is Chief Executive of the Relatives & Residents Association. A social scientist by training, she has had a long-standing interest in the development of policy relating to the care of older people, especially residential care. She worked in the NHS as regional quality manager at a regional health authority in the early 1990s. She was director of the Centre for Policy on Ageing for 8 years where she was involved in producing the first draft of the national minimum standards for care homes, published in 1999 by the Department of Health as Fit for the Future. She is a non executive director at Great Ormond St Hospital for Children NHS Trust where she chairs the Trust's clinical governance committee.
The Coalition for Quality in Care brings together a wide range of organisations and individuals with a common concern for the well-being of older people receiving long-term care in different settings and different circumstances.
The Coalition provides a voice and a forum for organisations and individuals from all sectors - independent and statutory providers, academics and policy- analysts, practitioners and their institutions, and most importantly older people themselves.
The Coalition aims to raise awareness of the needs, rights and aspirations of all older people in long term care, particularly those who are most vulnerable. It seeks to do this through the promotion of good practice and vigilance on the issues which ensure quality of care:
- the legislative and regulatory framework
- funding to meet the real costs of quality care
- training and other workforce issues
- ageism, human rights and social exclusion
These key areas form the basis for the Coalition's work and activities.
Operation and Membership
The secretariat for the Coalition for Quality in Care is provided by Counsel and Care.
The Coalition meets four times a year. Its annual meeting elects the Coalition chair and executive group which oversees the Coalition's work between meetings.
Membership of the Coalition costs £50 for organisations to cover administrative costs. Individual members are encouraged to make a donation of £10. Observer status will be offered to key statutory bodies responsible for regulating and promoting quality care.
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