Saturday, August 30, 2008
Faster assessment and integrated delivery of services across health, housing and social work.
Helping partnerships across Scotland to deliver better, faster, safer and closer services.
The Government is working in partnership with service users, carers, local authorities, the NHS, the Care Commission and the voluntary and independent sectors to improve community care services across Scotland.
Action to improve services for people with learning disabilities, including autistic spectrum disorders.
Wider work on community care issues.
Reducing the number of people waiting to move from hospital wards to more appropriate care settings.
Helping people to live more independently in their own homes and reducing the need for home care services.
The Report of the National Review of Resource Allocation for the NHS in Scotland.
Details of the introduction of free personal and nursing care.
Future provision of care services for older people over next 5-15 years.
Details some of the work of the Joint Improvement team, and directs visitors to the dedicated JIT website.
The same standard of service for users and carers is guaranteed wherever people live.
Page updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The Government is working in partnership with service users, carers, local authorities, the NHS, the Care Commission and the voluntary and independent sectors to improve community care services across Scotland.