new technology in the human services

Glastonbury B (2001) Calling the tune in social care information
New Technology in the Human Services 13 (3 & 4), pp. 1-10


Abstract: This paper sets out to review the state of social care information in England in 2001. By the time it appears in print Information for Social Care, the first national information strategy for the social services, will be near its publication date. The draft is available at (http://www.doh.gov.uk/scg/information.htm). Hence a review is timely, but it will not be a straightforward narrative; rather it will seek to debate the situation in the context of two hypotheses – • That health has been the driver of information developments in the care sector, and where the National Health Service goes social services will follow; and • that the objective of information supporting the best possible services will not be achieved without a fundamental loosening of data protection rules.

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