Inadequate, Often Incomprehensible and Outdated: Reviewing Adult Social Care Law
Abstract
A recent Law Commission paper claims that the law on adult social care is complex and based on outdated concepts, and therefore needs to be reformed. The boundary between health care and social care services is less clear than it once was, but its existence can be damaging to service users. Although there is good evidence of integrated working, more needs to be done. Existing duties could be consolidated, or health care and social care bodies ‐ and perhaps others ‐ could be placed under a general duty to co‐operate.
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Citation
Hewitt, D. (2009), "Inadequate, Often Incomprehensible and Outdated: Reviewing Adult Social Care Law", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 17 No. 3, pp. 16-22. https://doi.org/10.1108/14769018200900019
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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