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Free personal care in Scotland: recent developments
- Authors:
- BELL David, BOWES Alison, DAWSON Alison
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 64p.
- Place of publication:
- York
A report of a study into the operation of the free personal care policy in Scotland is presented. The study was based on analysis of statistical data since 2002 and a series of interviews conducted from August to October 2006 with local authorities and the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care. The report, which focuses on the local authority perspective, considers the impact, problems and limitations of the free personal care policy and suggests possible reasons for increases in demand for care. Although the policy has wide public support, local authorities report that misunderstandings remain, for example, concerning whether meal preparation is free. The study also investigates why there is variation between local authorities in controlling expenditure.
Financial care models in Scotland and the UK
- Authors:
- BELL David, BOWES Alison
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 106p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The study begins by outlining current care policy for older people in the UK, and the development and context of free personal care in Scotland. It then explores the Scottish situation and finds that the similarities are sufficiently strong to argue that Scotland is a good exemplar for social care policies elsewhere in Great Britain. The practical problems encountered in Scotland during its introduction are assessed in detail, from the point of view of both the suppliers of care, and the older people themselves. Looking forward, the authors identify key threats to the sustainability of the Scottish policy and conclude by reviewing the wider lessons for the UK as a whole in designing policies to care for older people.