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The Ely Hospital scandal led to an inquiry led by Brian Abel-Smith and a 1971 white paper that recommended further reform. [77] The policy of deinstitutionalisation came to be known as Care in the Community at the time it was taken up by the government of Margaret Thatcher. Large-scale closures of the old asylums began in the 1980s.
Numerous social forces led to a move for deinstitutionalization; researchers generally give credit to six main factors: criticisms of public mental hospitals, incorporation of mind-altering drugs in treatment, support from President Kennedy for federal policy changes, shifts to community-based care, changes in public perception, and individual ...
The sum – to support the discharge of hospital patients into their own homes or community settings with the care and support they need – was announced by Health and Social Care Secretary ...
“We are investing £17 million to improve hospital discharge over the coming months, bringing the whole system – including council partners and our community provider – together to better co ...
Almost half (48%) said they were given enough notice about when they would leave hospital, consistent with 2022 levels, while 46% said they received enough support from health and social care ...
To redefine the boundaries between health and social care. Much of the continuing care of elderly and disabled people was provided by the NHS. Now much of that has been re-defined as social care and is the responsibility of local authorities. Whereas NHS services are free, social services have to be paid for.
COBRA was not a complete solution, and in the years after its passage, hospitals struggled with creating appropriate discharge protocols and the cost of providing health care for homeless patients. [14] Statistically, Texas and Illinois had the highest rates of patient dumping because of economic difficulties. [5]
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