The boundary between health care and social care

摘要: The Department of Health's recent guidance NHS Responsibilities for Meeting Continuing Health Care Needs1 merits a cautious welcome. It follows much criticised draft,2 which originated in the health service commissioner's upholding complaint that Leeds Healthcare had failed to provide long term care brain damaged patient.3 Even so, it does not resolve all uncertainties about responsibilities at boundary between and social care. Still less acknowledge silent, if surreptitious, shift balance state individual funding has taken place over past 15 years. profound implications expectations finances current generation elderly people their families justify overdue public review arrangements consequences.4 On more positive side, however, final can be seen as substantial, comprehensive, prescriptive than its draft precursor. In climate increasing concern pressure on resources acute sector emergency medical admissions5 overt commitment continuing an …