Adult Social Care Law and Policy: Lessons from . McHale, McHale, Noszlopy,**

Name: Adult Social Care Law and Policy: Lessons from . McHale, McHale, Noszlopy,**
Brand: Bristol University Press

Bristol University Press

Adult Social Care Law and PolicyLessons from the Pandemic\nAuthor(s): Jean McHale, Laura Noszlopy\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bristol University Press\nISBN-13: 9781529229868, 978-1529229868\nSynopsis\nAvailable Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.\n\nThis book provides an in-depth sociolegal examination of adult social care law and policy during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the tensions between legislation, policy, and practice in what was already an under-resourced and overstretched sector.\n\nThe authors interrogate the vision and utility of the Care Act 2014 and explore the impact of emergency legislation and operational changes implemented during the pandemic. Detailing what happened to social care provision during this time of intense stress and turbulence for people who draw on services, for informal carers, and for those who work in the sector the book highlights fault lines in the system.\n\nThis is an.