UK Gov't's policy on choice of health and social care

1. By: Anaïs Wibabara
The UK Government on:

2. HISTORY

3.  After World War II, UK was in economic crisis
 Thatcher’s conservative government reformed the
NHS to what it looks like today
 Health and social care became subject to means-
testing

4. SUMMARY

5. ISSUE
NHS-National Health Service
Tax funded healthcare for all UK citizens
based one their needs
Introduce more choice
 Help people get the care and support that’s right
for them
 Services are more responsive to their needs
Give access to advice and information

6. ACTIONS
Expanding choice and control
 Making changes to health and social care services
to give patients more choice and control
Providing more information and advice
 More information on health and social care services
will be made available

7. BACKGROUND
 Original proposals were presented in the July 2010
white paper ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the
NHS’
 Plans for changing how the social care is funded
 2011 report by the Dilnot Commission on Funding of
Care and Support
 Plans to provide more information on social care
services
 2012 white paper ‘Caring for Our Future’

9.  People have all the FREEDOM to choose what kind
of care they receive, YAY!
 Buut…
 They have to pay for it
 So your choice is dependent on your wealth

10. WORKS CITED
"2010 to 2015 Government Policy: Choice in Health and
Social Care." GOV.UK. N.p., 25 Mar. 2013. Web. 3 Nov.
2015.
Hauss, Charles. "The United Kingdom." Comparative
Politics: Domestic Responses to Global Challenges. 9th ed.
N.p.: n.p., 2013. 82. Print.
VoicesfromoxfordUK. “Comparing British and US
Healthcare Systems.” Online video clip.
YouTube. YouTube, 14 Feb 2013. Web. 4 Nov
2015

11. IMAGES CITED
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