The health and social care system in Northern Ireland
An overview of the system, including:
- How are health and social care needs assessed in Northern Ireland?
- Domiciliary care
- Residential and Nursing Home care
- Property disregard
- Spending money (personal expenses allowance)
- Contribution towards nursing care for self funders
- The Health and Social Care Trusts
- Regulation in Northern Ireland
- Looking forward
The health and social care system in Scotland
An overview of the system, including:
- Legislative changes
- Domiciliary care
- Residential care in a care home
- Local authority financial assessment
- 12-week property disregard
- Disregarded capital
- Deliberate deprivation of assets
- Personal expense allowance
- NHS CHC and hospital based complex clinical care
- Regulation in Scotland
The health and social care system in England
An overview of the system, including:
- Local authority needs assessment
- Local authority financial assessment
- 12-week property disregard
- Disregarded capital
- Deliberate deprivation of assets
- Personal expense allowance and minimum income guarantee
- NHS funded nursing contribution
- NHS Continuing Health Care
- Personal budget
- Direct payments
- Information and advocacy services
- Regulation in England
The health and social care system in Wales
An overview of the system, including:
- Recent legislation
- Local authority needs assessment
- Local authority financial assessment
- 12-week property disregard
- Disregarded capital
- Deliberate deprivation of assets
- Minimum income amounts
- NHS funded nursing contribution
- NHS Continuing Health Care
- Direct payments
- Information and advocacy services
- Regulation in Wales