Social care legislation as an act of integration

Integration of care after 2004 reform act

The German health care system still is characterised by a strong segmentation of different sectors of care. Fragmentation leads to duplification of services, suboptimal quality outcomes and adds to rising health care costs. The Statutory Health Insurance Modernization Act 2004 introduced new ways of organizing care delivery into the German SHI system in an attempt to foster better coordination ...

The Health and Social Care Act 2012

Although the National Health Service (NHS) is regarded as a national treasure, it is no longer immune from the colossal financial pressures brought about by global recession. Economic sustainability has largely driven the reform process leading to the Health and Social Care Act (HSCA) 2012, however; other considerations have also played a role in the journey to turn the health and social care s...

The Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Several inquiry reports have shown that there is still a need to further improve health and social care and strengthen public confidence in these services. The reports have particularly emphasized the need for stricter regulation of health and adult social care providers and the need to use statutory powers to ensure compliance with quality and safety standards.This article outlines how the pro...

Personalisation and social care assessment – the Care Act 2014

The Care Act 2014 represents a significant change in legislation in England. For the first time it brings together various aspects of adult social care into a single statute succeeding earlier acts and policy. Given its importance to the lives of service users and carers, clinicians need to have a clear understanding of its implications. We provide an overview of why it was developed, its under...

The most important health care legislation of the millennium (so far): the Medicare Modernization Act.