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Care provision is either delivered as formal care (via care organisations and self-employed practitioners) or as informal care (via family members and friends).
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Most care provision in Britain is delivered through the informal care sector.
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The statutory care sector provides most formal care services.
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Statutory health care is delivered by the National Health Service (NHS) and social care, education and early years services mainly through local authorities (councils).
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Health care provided via GP (family doctor) surgeries is known as primary health care.
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Non-specialist care, support and companionship is typically provided by informal carers.
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Most childcare, social support and assistance for older and disabled people is provided through this route. This is partly due to lack of formal, statutory care provision in these areas.
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Voluntary sector care provision generally focuses on social care provision and includes groups such as 'Busy Bees', attended by Phyllis and Ada.
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Private sector care provision is based around self-employed practitioners and small businesses providing specialist forms of care for which people are willing to pay a fee or charge. Childcare providers, optical services and slimming advisers (see Hasina in programme 4) often operate as private sector services.
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Each of the people featured seek care services in response to their self-perceived or formally assessed health, support or developmental needs.
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Care provision is either delivered as formal care (via care organisations and self-employed practitioners) or as informal care (via family members and friends).
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Most care provision in Britain is delivered through the informal care sector.
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The statutory care sector provides most formal care services.
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Statutory health care is delivered by the National Health Service (NHS) and social care, education and early years services mainly through local authorities (councils).
•
Health care provided via GP (family doctor) surgeries is known as primary health care.
•
Non-specialist care, support and companionship is typically provided by informal carers.
•
Most childcare, social support and assistance for older and disabled people is provided through this route. This is partly due to lack of formal, statutory care provision in these areas.
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Voluntary sector care provision generally focuses on social care provision and includes groups such as 'Busy Bees', attended by Phyllis and Ada.
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Private sector care provision is based around self-employed practitioners and small businesses providing specialist forms of care for which people are willing to pay a fee or charge. Childcare providers, optical services and slimming advisers (see Hasina in programme 4) often operate as private sector services.
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Each of the people featured seek care services in response to their self-perceived or formally assessed health, support or developmental needs.