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Buying independence — using direct payments to integrate health and social services
Author(s)	Caroline Glendinning, Shirley Halliwell, Sally Jacobs
Publisher	Policy Press, Bristol, 2000
Pages	53 pp
Source	The Policy Press, University of Bristol, 34 Tyndall's Park Road, Bristol BS8 1PY.
Keywords	Independence ; Physical disabilities ; Social security benefits ; Services ; Health services ; Coordination ; Attitude ; Personnel.
Annotation	How can direct payments help disabled and older people to break down the "Berlin Wall" between health and social care? This books shows how disabled people do not make clear distinction between "health" and "social" care. Through direct payments, they are able to control and integrate into their daily routines a wide range of health-related activities such as physiotherapy and nursing tasks, in ways which offer increased independence and better quality of life, compared to conventional health services. This book draws on the perspectives of disabled people, personal assistants (PAs) and health professionals and managers to explore how direct payments can improve further the integration of services, and enhance users' control over an ever wider range of regular daily routines. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100217220 B
Classmark	C3: BN: JH: I: L: QAJ: DP: QM
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