Difference Between NHS And Community Care Act 1990
NHS and Community Care Act 1990
The Act states that it is a duty for local authorities to assess people for social care and support to ensure that they get the services they are entitled to. Individuals have their needs and circumstances assessed and the results determine whether or not care or social services will be provided. If it is deemed that services are required, those services must be provided by law - services cannot be withdrawn at a later date if resources become limited.
Local authorities assess the needs and then purchase the necessary services from 'providers' such as NHS Trusts. Community care ensures that people in need of long-term care are now able to live either in their own home with adequate support, or in a residential
The Act states that it is a duty for local authorities to assess people for social care and support to ensure that they get the services they are entitled to. Individuals have their needs and circumstances assessed and the results determine whether or not care or social services will be provided. If it is deemed that services are required, those services must be provided by law - services cannot be withdrawn at a later date if resources become limited.
Local authorities assess the needs and then purchase the necessary services from 'providers' such as NHS Trusts. Community care ensures that people in need of long-term care are now able to live either in their own home with adequate support, or in a residential