Our Health, Our Care, Our Say: White Paper
The Government published Our health, our care, our say, in 2006 announcing a fundamental shift in the balance of care provision out of hospitals and into primary care and local community settings.
Links
- Our Health, Our Care, Our Say
- The health white paper and what it means for SLTs (also available as 64kb pdf) - This important briefing note highlights the key points the white paper makes and analyses what they and the new policy direction mean for SLTs. It also flags up areas where SLTs might need to take action locally to make the most of the changes.
- Increased capacity for personalised care
- Improved care and support for people with long-term conditions
- More care in local, convenient settings, including the home.
- Care closer to home will be provided for the fifth of the population who live a long way from a acute hospital
- People will be helped in their goal to remain healthy and independent
- People will have real choices in greater access in both health and social care
- Far more services will be delivered - safely and effectively - in the community or at home
- Services will be integrated and built around the needs of individuals promoting independence and choice.
- Health specialists will work alongside generalists, skilled nursing staff and therapists to provide care covering less complex conditions.
- Specialists and therapists will provide clinics for patients, monitoring and training for other professionals.
Other documents
Public Health White Paper: Choosing Health: making healthier choices easier, 2004 White Paper
- For deprived areas, link workers schemes including speech and language therapists support families and young children with communication needs, acting as a link with the Sure Start Services locally.
- Allied health professionals have a role in promoting health improvement.
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