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In England, social care is defined as the provision of social work, personal care, protection or social support services to children or adults in need or at risk, or adults with needs arising from illness, disability, old age or poverty. The main legal definitions flow from the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990, with other ...
Social care in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter, so England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each have their own separate systems of private and publicly funded social care. Each country has differing policies, priorities and funding levels which has resulted in a variety of differences existing between the systems. [1]
Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. [1] They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organizations, or administered by a government agency. [1] Social services are connected with the concept of welfare and ...
The welfare state of the United Kingdom began to evolve in the 1900s and early 1910s, and comprises expenditures by the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland intended to improve health, education, employment and social security. The British system has been classified as a liberal welfare state system.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.It is responsible for government policy on health and adult social care matters in England, along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherwise devolved to the Scottish Government, Welsh Government or Northern Ireland Executive.
The National Health Service ( NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom, comprising the NHS in England, NHS Scotland and NHS Wales. Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland was created separately and is often locally referred to as "the NHS". [ 2] The original three systems were established in ...
Beveridge Report. William Beveridge in 1943. The Beveridge Report, officially entitled Social Insurance and Allied Services ( Cmd. 6404), [1] is a government report, published in November 1942, influential in the founding of the welfare state in the United Kingdom. [2] It was drafted by the Liberal economist William Beveridge – with research ...
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) is a charity representing directors of adult social services in England, and is a leading body on social care issues. The association aims to further the interests of people in need of social care by promoting high standards of social care services and influencing the development of ...