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Redrawing the boundaries of health and social care
- Author:
- HENWOOD Melanie
- Journal article citation:
- Family Policy, Autumn 2000, p.6.
Looks at the good and the bad in the governments plans for long-term care and the NHS.
Singing from the same hymn sheet
- Author:
- STEVENSON Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.3.01, 2001, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
New guidance for intermediate care should provide the same framework for both health and social services. Explains why perfect harmony will need hard work.
Under strain? Exploring the troubled relationship between health and social care
- Authors:
- GLENDINNING Caroline, HUDSON Bob, MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Public Money and Management, 25(4), August 2005, pp.245-251.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Relationships between the NHS and social care services over the past 25 years have a poor history. This article examines the strategies that have been used by central government and by local NHS and social care organizations to overcome difficulties of service co-ordination in relation to services for older people and disabled adults. The article is written from the perspective of the NHS. The authors conclude that policies reflecting 'networked' modes of governance may stand the best chance of success, although evidence of improved impact and outcomes still remains scarce.
No grey areas
- Author:
- HENWOOD Melanie
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 12.12.02, 2002, pp.24-27.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Discusses the government's policy on long term care. Argues current policy is unclear with the debate too narrowly focused on home closures. Also looks at a possible funding role for the NHS in long term care.
Budget blues
- Author:
- DOWNEY Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.5.02, 2002, pp.28-30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The recent Budget appeared to show the government's determination to tackle underfunding in the NHS and social services. The author looks at the government commitment more closely and finds that commitment is lacking on the social services side.
Will intermediate care be the undoing of the NHS: here's another bit of covert privatisation
- Author:
- POLLOCK Allyson M.
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 12.8.00, 2000, pp.393-394.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Then government has won praise for its new plan for the NHS, where it reaffirms its commitment to the principles of a universal comprehensive health service. Under the plan, new care trusts will be able to commission and deliver both primary and community health care as well as social care. They will define what is NHS care and what is social care, with the social care elements subject to local authority charging policies. But there is inevitable debate about the boundary between nursing and personal care - when does a bath move from being personal care to nursing care.
Who picks up the tab?
- Author:
- McCURRY Patrick
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.5.99, 1999, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at a current legal case that exposes problems with funding long-term care.
Draft dodging?
- Authors:
- ROWDEN Ray, KUBISA Tad
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.9.94, 1994, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Government draft guidance on continuing care highlighted differences between social services and the NHS. The authors put their points of view.
Response to the Royal Commission on Long Term care: October 2000
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Royal Commission, was set up to examine the short and long term options for a sustainable system of funding long term care for older people both in their own homes and in other settings and to recommend how and in what circumstances the cost of such care could be apportioned between public funds and individuals. This report sets out the Scottish EXecutive's recommendations and endorsements of the Report.
Long term care and the National Health Service
- Author:
- MILLARD Peter
- Publisher:
- National Pensioners Convention
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines the consequences of the government's rejection of the Royal Commission on long term care. Topics discussed include: long term care and the National Health Service; developing specialist hospital services; running down specialist services for older people; rehabilitation; intermediate care.