Explain the types of social care provision and trusts

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In England there is an estimated 21,900 organisations that are involved in providing and organising social care for adults and an estimated number of 48,300 establishments that employ adult social care staff in proving and organising such service. These adult social care organisations are growing and increasing over the years as the number of jobs in the service is growing in the workforce.  

In general, there are three key elements in the provision within the social care sector:

  • Statutory;
  • Voluntary;
  • Private.

Statutory care provision means that the type of care is provided by the government, such as the NHS for the UK. These involve general and regional hospitals and also primary care trusts.

Voluntary provisions include national and local charities. The national charities are funded by people all around the nation and can be worldwide as well. They can include major providers that support people who are in need of care alongside their families in the UK to improve their lives. However, a local charity is done on a smaller scale and helps care services in the local area, for example a hospice.

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Private provisional care means the care is provided to the patient directly while they pay at the time of the service. Many private and independent practises are available all around the country that only offers their services on a private base which patients have to pay for.

Social services

These are organisations that help people who are in need. It offers many different types of services and this can range from supporting people who have suffered from abuse to people who are financially in trouble. Each individual area has their own organisation of social service which offers services for ...

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This piece of work provides useful information about the various types of health and care organisations. There are some examples of the types given but more examples could have been given, for example charities. The writing style was good overall (although be sure to proof-read), but structurally, the work would benefit from a clear introduction explaining what criteria the work aimed to cover. 3/5