Unit Seven Health and Social Care

Statutory Services - Provided by law e.g. NHS

Private Services - Services for which a charge is paid. They are profit making organisations e.g. BUPA

Voluntary Services - non-profit making organisations. There may be a charge or services could be free. Many will be charities

Informal care - Provided by friends and family

Voluntary and Private sector Services are also known as the independant sector

NHS - 'From Cradle to Grave'

Government - Department of Health - NHS - Strategic Health Authorities

Department of Health looks after strategy, legislation + regulation, Health Promotion, safety

Strategic Health authorites allocate finances such as income tax, VAT and National Insurance and give it to the NHS. These authorities also implement the legislation.

Organised by council/ Local Authority - may have to be "means" tested

Social Services is now split into two sections Children's Services and Adult Services

FIVE different Sections

• Social care inc. adoption/fostering, Child protection, special needs, children in care and family support
• Education
• Youth Offending
• Transition to Adulthood/ Conexions
• Sure Start - all services for under 5's

Concentrates on VULNERABLE groups such as:

• Physical Disabilites
• Learning Disabilities
• Sensory Disabilities
• Mental ill Health
• The Elderly

Provides: Day care, Home and Personal Care, Residential and Nursing Care, Sheltered Housing, Hospital Admissions/discharge