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Direct Payments and Personal Budgets
Glasby, Jon; Littlechild, Rosemary
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Description for Direct Payments and Personal Budgets
Paperback.
Direct payments and personal budgets are two of the most exciting and important developments in adult social care since the Second World War. From very small-scale origins, both have grown rapidly and are now set to transform the whole of adult social care. In future, the government has pledged that everyone will receive a personal budget, and managers, practitioners and students alike will need to be fully conversant with the implications of this. Against this background, this is the first UK introductory textbook on direct payments and personal budgets, summarising the current evidence and implications for policy and practice. Designed ... Read more
Direct payments and personal budgets are two of the most exciting and important developments in adult social care since the Second World War. From very small-scale origins, both have grown rapidly and are now set to transform the whole of adult social care. In future, the government has pledged that everyone will receive a personal budget, and managers, practitioners and students alike will need to be fully conversant with the implications of this. Against this background, this is the first UK introductory textbook on direct payments and personal budgets, summarising the current evidence and implications for policy and practice. Designed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847423177
SKU
V9781847423177
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Glasby, Jon; Littlechild, Rosemary
Jon Glasby is Professor of Health and Social Care and Co-Director of the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham. A qualified social worker by background, he is also a board member of the Social Care Institute for Excellence. Rosemary Littlechild is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the Institute of Applied Social Studies in the School of Social ... Read more
Reviews for Direct Payments and Personal Budgets
"An excellent analysis of the journey from the Poor Law to the present day. Highly recommended." Jenny Owen, Executive Director, Adults, Health and Community Wellbeing, Essex County Council "Helpful to have this all in one text. It explores important issues related to user empowerment." Karin Crawford, University of Lincoln