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| Fair access to care services, England | | Corporate Author | Carers UK |
| Publisher | Carers UK, London, 2003 |
| Pages | 6 pp (Policy briefing) |
| Source | Carers UK, Ruth Pitter House, 20/25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1A 4JT. |
| Keywords | Community care ; Usage [services] ; Informal care ; Needs [elderly] ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The Department of Health (DH) issued guidance to local authorities in 2002 called "Fair access to care", setting out eligibility criteria for adult social care. According to the guidance, the aim is to ensure that individuals within a council area who have similar circumstances receive services that deliver broadly similar outcomes. Although the guidance contains few references to carers, it states that local authorities should base their eligibility criteria for carers' services on the "Practitioner's guide to carers' assessments", part of accompanying guidance to the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000. This Carers UK briefing outlines the main points of the guidance as they affect carers and disabled people, and the steps local carers' groups can take to ensure that access to care is fair. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030321210 P |
| Classmark | PA: QLD: P6: IK: 4C * |
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