Community Care Practice and the Law: Fourth Edition

by Michael Mandelstam (Author)

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  Paperback
  1995

  $3.25

  Managers at all levels in the health and social services daily make decisions concerning the care and treatment of their patients and clients and its funding. What are the legal implications? Media attention on a two-tier health service and social care rationing is increasing; these issues will be of pressing concern, and their financial implications considerable. This book is a practical guide to the legal implications of community care policy and practice. It offers informed analysis and discussion and should be an essential reference for managers in the social and health services, in both statutory and voluntary sectors, and for the legal profession. It is in two parts. The first discusses some of the more contentious aspects of community care and their legal implications. It puts forward suggestions about the likely attitude of the courts should community care cases come to trial in either the private or public law arenas. The second takes the reader through the community care process, beginning with topics such as planning and publicity, and moving on to referral, assessment and review. Each section in this part contains a summary, extracts from legislation and guidance, followed by discussion and analysis.

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $3.25

  Revised and updated, this text seeks to bridge the gap between the law and practice of community care by juxtaposing systematically the legislation, legal judgements, ombudsman findings, statements from Parliament, and reports about practice from the Department of Health and other organizations. Other features of the book include: a stand-alone overview of community care law; a checklist of questions to ask about the lawfulness of policies and decisions; and summaries of court cases and ombudsman investigations.

• New

  Paperback
  2008

  $45.28

  This fourth edition of Community Care Practice and the Law has been fully updated to reflect the rapid and continuing legal, policy and practice changes affecting community care. It provides comprehensive and jargon-free explanations of community care legislation, as well as other areas of law directly relevant to practitioners, including the NHS, disabled facilities grants and housing adaptations, asylum and immigration, mental capacity, human rights, disability discrimination, health and safety at work and negligence - and a range of legal provisions relevant to the protection and safeguarding of adults. Apart from the burgeoning legal case law and ombudsman investigations, changes from the last edition include coverage of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, legal implications of 'self directed care' and 'individual budgets', changes to direct payments and 'ordinary residence' determinations. In particular, new guidance applies to the high profile issue of NHS continuing health care. The book is an essential guide for practitioners and managers in both the statutory and voluntary sectors, policy makers in local authorities and the NHS, advocates, lawyers and social work students.