Older People and the Law
- ISBN-10
- 1861347146
- ISBN-13
- 9781861347145
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 170
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-11
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Authors
- Taylor, Ann, Margaret
Description
This text describes the legal framework for working with older people, following the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 and the modernising agenda in health and social care. It describes the application of law and policy relating to older people in the context of social work practice.
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- 1995
- 131 pages
- Paperback
- Consumer Law Centre of Victoria Limited
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