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Modernising social services — implementation diary
Corporate Author	Department of Health - DoH
Publisher	Department of Health, London, 1999
Pages	16 pp
Source	Department of Health, PO Box 410, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7LN.
Keywords	Services ; Social Services Departments ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Registration eg homes, nursing homes ; Social policy.
Annotation	The White Paper "Modernising social services" (Cm 4169) proposed several policy initiatives. This implementation diary sets out timetables for each aspect. Adult services have a main aim of promoting independence, and the following are of particular interest: rehabilitation; carers strategy; and extension of direct payments to people aged 65 and over. Other initiatives are: the National Service Framework for Older People; fair access to care; a long-term care charter; improved charging arrangements; and residential allowance. Programmes are outlined concerning the independent regulatory system include National [Required] Standards for regulation for residential and nursing home care, and a parallel exercise on non-residential (i.e. domiciliary) care. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-990426201 B
Classmark	I: PF: KW: LHB: Q3: TM2
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