Community care practice and the law /
Michael Mandelstam.
- 3rd ed.
- Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2005.
- 560 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Overview -- Underlying mechanisms -- Legal principles and good administration -- Remedies -- Assessment -- Care plans and provision of services -- Residential accommodation -- Charging for residential accommodation -- Non-residential services -- Charging for non-residential services -- Direct payments, carers, families and children in need, and other -- Specific groups of people -- Asylum seekers and other people subject to immigration control -- Residence and eligibility for services -- Housing and home adaptations -- NHS services -- Adult protection -- Decision-making capacity -- Information sharing -- Human rights -- Disability discrimination -- Health and safety at work legislation -- Negligence -- Regulation of care provision.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Community health services--Law and legislation--Great Britain. Public welfare--Law and legislation--Great Britain. Social service--Great Britain.