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Understanding public services and care markets.

Author:

Davey, Vanessa, Netten, Ann, The King's Fund, Darton, Robin, Fernandez, Jose-Luis, Forder, Julien, Knapp, Martin, Kendall, Jeremy, and Williams, Jacquetta

Publication date:

2005

Abstract:

Most formal care services for older people are funded by the public sector, but they are largely supplied by independent providers. This paper looks at what factors influence the 'mixed economy' of the care market, including what funding is available and from where, and how commissioning works, and the role ...