Care Act, equipment and adaptations provision and integrated working
This two part webinar outlines key duties in the Care Act relevant to assessment and provision of equipment and home adaptations, as well as key legal principles applied by the courts when analysing local authority policies and individual decisions.
Learning Outcomes
- Better understanding of selected Care Act duties
- Consider how to use these both to defend decisions and also advocate for provision of equipment, home adaptations
- Consider balance between legal considerations and getting on with everyday practice
- Understand better legal basis for integration
- Consider what this means for local policies, provision and funding
- Identify both positive opportunities and pitfalls
Meet our Experts
Michael has provided independent legal training in the field of health and social care for 25 years and written many legal books. He also worked at the Department of Health and Social Care for a period, following ten years at the Disabled Living Foundation.
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