Practice Guidance

Continuing healthcare: understanding the legal framework

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Introduction

Learning points How to interpret relevant legislation correctly so that individuals are not wrongly charged for care that should be free. How social care law limits the health services that local authorities are permitted to provide and how to put these limits into practice. The practical implications of the Coughlan judgment. Contents Introduction Two parallel […]

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