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Cover Adult Social Care Law and Policy

Adult Social Care Law and Policy

Lessons from the Pandemic

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Authors:
Jean V. McHale
and
Laura Noszlopy

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed weaknesses in adult social care and exacerbated pressures on people drawing upon or providing care and support. This book examines the tensions between legislation, policy and practice and identifies lessons for future pandemic preparedness and systemic reform.

Publisher:
Bristol University Press
Publication Date:
06 Feb 2025
Online ISBN:
9781529229882
Series:
Law, Society, Policy
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529229882
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Front Matter
Front Matter
Preface
1: Adult Social Care in England in a Time of Turbulence
2: Foundational Paradigms in Adult Social Care Law and Policy
3: Legal Regulation of Adult Social Care Provision in England
4: Pandemic Preparedness Planning and the Development of Emergency Legislation
5: ‘Easing’ the Care Act: Responding to COVID-19 in the West Midlands
6: Pandemic Legacies: ‘Living with COVID-19’ in Adult Social Care
7: Adult Social Care Law and Policy: Learning Lessons from the Pandemic
Back Matter
Bibliography
Index

Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

This book provides an in-depth socio-legal examination of adult social care law and policy during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the tensions between legislation, policy, economy, and practice in what was already an under-resourced and overstretched sector.

The authors interrogate the vision and utility of the Care Act 2014 and explore the impact of emergency legislation and operational changes implemented during the pandemic. Detailing what happened to social care provision during this time of intense stress and turbulence for people who draw on services, for informal carers, and for those who work in the sector, the book highlights fault-lines in the system.

This is an invaluable resource offering timely lessons for social care reform and future pandemic preparedness planning.

Jean V. McHale is Professor of Healthcare Law and Director of the Centre for Health Law, Science and Policy at the University of Birmingham.

Laura Noszlopy is Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham.

Author/Editor details at time of book publication.

Copyright:
© Jean V. McHale and Laura Noszlopy 2025
Paperback ISBN:
9781529229868
ePub ISBN:
9781529229875
Online ISBN:
9781529229882
Page Extent:
364
Keywords:
Adult social care; NHS; Social policy; Coronavirus Act 2020; Care Act easements; Pandemic planning; Local authority provision; Accountability; Government; Policy reform
Global Social Challenges:
Health and Wellbeing, Justice, Law and Human Rights
Sustainable Development Goals:
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Subject:
Health and Social Care, Social Care, International Development, Social Policy and Development, Law, Law, Law and Society, Social Welfare Law, Socio-Legal Studies, Sociology, Sociology
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