Beschreibung:
Ann Marie Gray is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Ulster and Policy Director of ARK, a resource on Northern Ireland politics and society. She has researched and written on policy making in Northern Ireland, health and social care and social attitudes. Derek Birrell is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Ulster. He has written and researched on policy making in health and social care, the civil service, devolution and social policy, and administrative structures and policy.
This wide-ranging book is one of the first texts to deal with adult social care as a distinct entity and is an up to date source on contemporary government policies, debates and research.
Introduction; History of Adult Social Care; Contemporary issues in Adult Social Care; Governance of Adult Social Care; Personalisation in Adult Social Care; Integration of Health and Social Care; Unpaid Carers and Adult Social Care Provision; The Paid Adult Social Care Workforce; Public and User Involvement; Regulatory Frameworks, Inspection and Safeguarding; Conclusions.