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Left on the shelf — Why does social care now have such a low profile among influential MPs?
Author(s)	Helen Mooney
Journal title	Community Care, issue 1706, 24 January 2008
Pages	pp 14-15
Source	http://www.communitycare.co.uk
Keywords	Services ; Health services ; Social policy ; Attitude ; Members of parliament.
Annotation	Under David Hinchliffe's chairmanship from 2002 until 2005, the House of Commons Health Committee did much to scrutinise a wide range of social care issues, most notably elder abuse. In contrast, since then, with Kevin Barron as chairman, there is concern that the Committee's work has focused on health care issues to the exclusion of social care issues. This article looks at possible reasons: only three out of 11 of Committee's original members remain; the health care lobby holds more sway; and the importance of issues such as health inequalities. The forthcoming Green Paper, the personalisation agenda, the impact of the separation of adult and children's services, and quality of care delivered to people with learning disabilities may yet influence the Committee's agenda. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-080128201 A
Classmark	I: L: TM2: DP: VJM *
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