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Open and shut case?
 — [report of a seminar on direct payments and their possible extension to the NHS]
Author(s)Jon Glasby
Journal titleCommunity Care, issue 1592, 29 September 2005
Pagespp 34-35
Sourcehttp://www.communitycare.co.uk
KeywordsServices ; National Health Service ; Social security benefits ; Conference proceedings.
AnnotationDirect payments have given social care service users more choice and greater power. Consequently, some policy-makers and practitioners are starting to question the fact that people with both health and social care needs can receive direct payments for the latter but not the former. Yet the National Health Service (NHS) now emphasises issues such as "the expert patient", "long-term conditions", and greater "personalisation " of services - all of which could benefit from the choice and control offered by direct payments. This article reports key themes from a national expert seminar held to explore whether direct payments should be extended to the NHS. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-051013204 A
ClassmarkI: L4: JH: 6M *

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