Social Care in the UK’s Four Nations: Between Two Paradigms

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Catherine Needham (University of Birmingham) Patrick Hall (University of Birmingham)

Social Care in the UK’s Four Nations

Between Two Paradigms

Catherine Needham (University of Birmingham), Patrick Hall (University of Birmingham)

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Policy Press
12 March 2024

Disability: social aspects; Social welfare & social services; Regional government policies; Health systems & services; Sustainability

Series: Sustainable Care

Two decades have passed since the devolution of social care policy, with key differences emerging between the UK's four systems, but what impact have these differences had? This book presents for the first time research on the perspectives of social care policy makers on the four systems in which they operate and the ways in which they borrow from one another.

Drawing on extensive interviews with national and local policy makers across the UK, the book raises vital questions about the role of 'standardisation' and 'differentiation' in social care, concluding that when given equal capacity to reform their respective systems, the regimes in each nation may take radically different shapes.

Chapter 4 and chapter 7 are available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

By: Catherine Needham (University of Birmingham), Patrick Hall (University of Birmingham)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447364658
ISBN 10: 1447364651
Series: Sustainable Care
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 12 March 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

1. Comparing Adult Social Care Systems in the UK 2. What Is Social Care Policy For? 3. What Is in Crisis? The Context of Care Policy in the Four Nations 4. The Mechanisms of Social Care Reform 5. The Outcomes of Social Care Reform 6. Territorial Policy Communities: Scale, Style and Scope 7. The Limits of Social Care Reform 8. Conclusion: Between Care Paradigms

Catherine Needham is Professor of Public Policy and Public Management at the University of Birmingham. Patrick Hall is a PhD Researcher at the University of Birmingham's Health Service Management Centre.

Reviews for Social Care in the UK’s Four Nations: Between Two Paradigms

“This book gives us a much-needed, systematic and comparative analysis of the four social care systems in the UK. This a book that scholars of social care have long awaited.” Mary Daly, University of Oxford “Intellectually engaging, insightful and accessible, the book draws on a wide range of conceptual frameworks and theoretical perspectives to provide an invaluable analysis of adult social care across the UK.” Gerald Wistow, London School of Economics and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine