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Social care: third report of session 2009-2010
— Vol 1: Report, together with formal minutes | | Corporate Author | Health Committee, House of Commons |
| Publisher | TSO, London, 12 March 2010 |
| Pages | 126 pp (HC 22-I session 2009/10) |
| Source | http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/... |
| Keywords | Services ; Social Services Departments ; Finance [care] ; Social policy ; Government publications. |
| Annotation | The Committee welcomes the personalisation focus of the Green Paper, 'Shaping the future of care together' (Cm 7673; TSO, 2009), but there is still a long way to go in realising it. Although strongly endorsing the major elements of the vision set out in the Green Paper for a National Care Service, the Committee is of the view that worthwhile and lasting reform will only be achieved if consensus can be reached. Misgivings are expressed about the Free Personal Care at Home Bill, as it was introduced while consultation on the Green Paper was ongoing and also "smacks of policy-making on the hoof". The Committee's terms of reference for its inquiry on social care were: future funding of long-term residential and domiciliary care for older people and people with physical or learning disabilities; personalisation of social care services; and more effective, consistent and user-friendly social care services. This report looks at the present social care system; meeting future demand and costs; shortcomings of the present social care system; plans for reform; achieving lasting reform; and the way forward. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100312002 E |
| Classmark | I: PF: QC: TM2: 6OA |
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