PRESCRIPTION CHARGES

TASK

For and against prescription charges.

Using p.91 of the photocopy, answer the following

question:

Describe, in detail, the arguments for and against

abolishing prescription charges (6)

Care in the Community

What am I learning today?

•Background to care in the community•Community Care for the Elderly in Scotland•Free personal care•The Care Commission •Arguments for and against Care in the Community

We are going to watch a video clip about Care in the Community. Make

notes about:

Why Care in the Community Care is a positive thing.

Respite CareWhy government supports Care in

the CommunityRevolving door of care

•Bed-blocking•Cheaper•Stay in care too long•Allegations of low standards in long-stay hospitals

BACKGROUND

Care in the Community

Care in the Community is when an elderly person is looked after in their own home rather than being in a hospital. There are a variety of services provided like carers, meals on wheels and the doctors may visit to deliver prescriptions.

FREE PERSONAL CARE Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act

2002

We are going to watch another clip. As you watch

take notes on what the above act did and why it is

important.

Although the idea of community care isadmirable there are a number of

problems:– Some owners of private medical care

concerned with profit rather than care.– Many elderly people remain in their home

and do not receive proper medical treatment.

Poorly trained people have been employed in some residential homes to save money.

CRITICISMS

THE CARE COMMISSION

Care services have to follow rules and are inspected by the Scottish Commission for the regulation of care. The intention is that users can get the same standard of care wherever they live. The Care Commission regulates 15,000 care services for adults and children.

CARE IN THE COMMUNITY

1. What criticisms were made of community care in the 1990s?

2. How does the Scottish Government try to improve Community Care across Scotland?

3. Describe the work of the Care Commission.

4. ‘The Standard of care in care homes can no longer be criticised.’ Give arguments for and against this view.

Describe, in detail, the services

provided by the National Health

Service in Scotland. (6)