The Care Bill consolidates and reforms adult social care law in England. It includes provision for a cap on individual social care cost contributions and implements legislative responses to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust failings. This Library Note provides background information ahead of the second reading debate on the Care Bill in the House of Lords on 21 May 2013.
Care Bill [HL] (HL Bill 1 of 2013-14) (508 KB , PDF)
This Library Note provides background information ahead of the second reading debate on the Care Bill in the House of Lords on 21 May 2013. The Note summarises the main developments in Government policy since 2010 and sets out the provisions brought forward in the Care Bill. It then highlights two key additions to the Bill since its publication in draft: the Government’s response to the funding scheme proposed by the Dilnot Commission and its legislative response to the Francis report. It concludes with reaction to the Bill in the House of Commons during the debate on the Queen’s Speech and captures some of the reaction and comment from a selection of organisations and charities.
Care Bill [HL] (HL Bill 1 of 2013-14) (508 KB , PDF)
This briefing examines the NHS long term plan target to reduce the number of people with learning disabilities and autism in inpatient mental health care. It provides an overview of the government’s approach to achieve the goal, examines the progress that has been made and provides a range of further reading on the issue.
The Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 introduced an opt-out system for organ donation in England. This means that it is generally presumed upon a person’s death that they consent to donate their organs unless they or their family indicate otherwise. This is also the arrangement in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This briefing discusses this policy change and presents recent statistics on organ donation in England and the UK.
This briefing considers the performance of the NHS as it passes its 75-year anniversary. It includes statistics on waiting times, information on recent government policy, and commentary on suggested measures to improve NHS performance. It also contains a brief history of the NHS and links to further reading.
