Patterns of Demand and Provision in English Adult Social Care Services

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK

British Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1093/bjsw/bcac011

Rick Hood, Allie Goldacre, S. Abbott, Ray Jones

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Abstract

This article reports on a quantitative study of the national datasets for adult social care in England. Building on recent analysis of trends in demand and expenditure, the aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between local authority (LA) characteristics, levels of demand for state-funded services and rates of short- and long-term provision. Publicly available data on short- and long-term activity and finances were collected for all LAs in England from 2016 to 2019 and combined with other indicators including population demographics and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. Correlation analysis was undertaken to investigate patterns of demand and provision and their link to contextual factors. Findings showed that variation between LAs was to some extent shaped by contextual factors such as deprivation and demographics, but was also subject to the effects of rationing and the impact of the self-funded market on levels of demand. Implications are discussed for efforts to reform the adult social system and address longstanding inequalities that have been both highlighted and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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英语成人社会关怀服务的需求与供给模式

本文报告了英国成人社会关怀国家数据集的定量研究。根据最近对需求和支出趋势的分析，这项研究的目的是调查地方当局(LA)的特点、对国家资助的服务的需求水平以及短期和长期提供率之间的关系。从2016年到2019年，收集了英国所有养老机构的短期和长期活动和财务状况的公开数据，并结合了人口统计和多重剥夺指数等其他指标。进行了相关分析，以调查需求和供应的模式及其与环境因素的联系。调查结果表明，阿拉伯国家之间的差异在某种程度上受到诸如贫困和人口统计等背景因素的影响，但也受到配给的影响和自筹资金市场对需求水平的影响。讨论了改革成人社会制度和解决COVID-19大流行所突出和加剧的长期不平等现象的影响。

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British Journal of Social Work SOCIAL WORK-

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

22.20%

发文量

208

期刊介绍： Published for the British Association of Social Workers, this is the leading academic social work journal in the UK. It covers every aspect of social work, with papers reporting research, discussing practice, and examining principles and theories. It is read by social work educators, researchers, practitioners and managers who wish to keep up to date with theoretical and empirical developments in the field.