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How will the care bill affect social care professionals? The new legislation will bring huge changes, so it is important to be prepared for the forthcoming reforms to practice. The legislative framework for social care services in England has remained unchanged for the past 40 years. Back in 2003, Andrew Cozens, then president of the Association of Directors of Social Services, spoke of the long shadow of the Poor Law that has remained over social care to its detriment – that long shadow brings with it the armoury of measures we are still familiar with: rationing, eligibility criteria and means testing to sort out the deserving from the undeserving. The language enshrined in current acts describes disability in terms that are uncomfortable in todays world. theguardian/social-care-network/2014/apr/28/care-bill-social-care-professionals
Posted on: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 09:43:01 +0000

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