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Access to services as a civil and social rights issue
— the role of welfare professionals in regulating access to and commissioning services for disabled and older people under New Labour | | Author(s) | Kirstein Rummery, Caroline Glendinning |
| Journal title | Social Policy & Administration, vol 34, no 5, December 2000 |
| Pages | pp 529-550 |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Services ; Health services ; Rights [elderly] ; Social workers ; Labour. |
| Annotation | This paper draws up a theoretical framework of citizenship, based on Marshall's thesis, that encompasses the idea of access to welfare services (using the example of community care services for disabled and older people) as a civil and social rights issue. The authors critically examine current policy developments in the NHS (National Health Service) and local authorities under New Labour that emphasise partnership, particularly the proposals and provisions made under "The new NHS" and "Partnership in action". Their theoretical framework is used to explore issues concerning access to and the commissioning of health and social care under New Labour. They conclude that the role of welfare professionals - particularly general practitioners (GPs) and social workers - and their relationships with service users, patients, carers and their families under New Labour presents a continuing challenge in the citizenship status of disabled and older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001212202 A |
| Classmark | BN: I: L: IKR: QR: VL3 |
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