Self‐Directed Support: Watching out for the Pitfalls
Abstract
In the recent government Comprehensive Spending Review there is a promise of a Green Paper on social care services for disabled and, especially, older people. The platform on which any new proposals will be built is likely to be heavily influenced by the Government's personalisation agenda for public services. It is timely, therefore, to reflect not only on the strengths but also on the potential pitfalls of a major stream, self‐directed support, for the personalisation agenda in adult social care. Anticipating and guarding against unintended consequences of policy are as important as championing the positive opportunities promoted by the policy.
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Citation
Jones, R. (2008), "Self‐Directed Support: Watching out for the Pitfalls", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 16 No. 1, pp. 44-47. https://doi.org/10.1108/14769018200800009
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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