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This chapter describes the structure and function of the National Health Service and local authority Social Services departments in England, with brief accounts of the main differences in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The health and social services operate within a legal framework and a short description is given of the process by which law is formulated and implemented. A brief outline of the social security system is also given.
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Donaldson, R.J., Donaldson, L.J. (1983). The National Health Service and social services. In: Essential Community Medicine. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6249-4_4
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