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Where now for social care in England?
Author(s)	Christina R Victor
Journal title	British Medical Journal, vol 340, no 7752, 24 April 2010
Pages	pp 877-878
Source	www.bmj.com doi: 10.1136/bmj.c2017
Keywords	Services ; Social Services Departments ; Finance [care] ; Social policy.
Annotation	The White Paper 'Building the National Care Service' was published on 10 March 2010. It followed the Green Paper, 'Shaping the future of care together' (July 2009). This short article comments on the inequities of social care provision, and how the White Paper intends that such inequalities are to be tackled with the creation of a National Care Service. It also notes how the Green Paper had invited responses on three alternatives for funding the service, on which the White Paper is light on detail. There is now also the Personal Care at Home Act 2010, which will provide free social care to 289.000 people with the highest level of needs. The groundwork has been done, but the election will determine the outcome. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100427204 A
Classmark	I: PF: QC: TM2 *
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