Social care markets


For the past two decades the vast majority of social care services paid for by the state in England (care homes, home care and other support services) have been provided by the private sector.  As a result there is a substantial evidence base of the effects of the marketisation of social care services on the quality of care which is provided to older people and other people with disabilities.  The way in which the market in social care services has developed provides important lessons for the new markets which will be created in the NHS.

For the past two decades the vast majority of social care services paid for by the state (care homes, home care and other support services) are provided by the private sector in England.  As a result there is a substantial evidence base of the effects of the marketisation of social care services on the quality of care which is provided to older people and other people with disabilities.  The way in which the market in social care... Read More