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  • The Politics of Entitlement and Personalisation: Perspectives on a Proposed National Disability Long-term Care and Support Scheme in Australia

    Author(s)
    Foster, Michele
    Henman, P.
    Fleming, Jennifer
    Tilse, C.
    Harrington, Rosamund
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Foster, Michele M.
    Year published
    2012
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    Abstract
    Internationally, over the past two decades the theme of personalisation has driven significant reforms within health and social care services. In the Australian context, the principles of ‘entitlement based on need’ and ‘personalisation’ frame the proposed National Disability Long-Term Care and Support Scheme (LTCSS). In this article, we critically examine the interpretations and ambiguities of need and personalisation. We consider the administrative complexities of applying these principles in practice and the uncertainties about the roles of state and the market, and use individual case examples to illustrate areas of ...
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    Internationally, over the past two decades the theme of personalisation has driven significant reforms within health and social care services. In the Australian context, the principles of ‘entitlement based on need’ and ‘personalisation’ frame the proposed National Disability Long-Term Care and Support Scheme (LTCSS). In this article, we critically examine the interpretations and ambiguities of need and personalisation. We consider the administrative complexities of applying these principles in practice and the uncertainties about the roles of state and the market, and use individual case examples to illustrate areas of potential tension. Whether principles translate to deliver personalised services and avoid harmful trade-offs between access, equity and choice is the true test of social policy.
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    Journal Title
    Social Policy and Society
    Volume
    11
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1017/S147474641200005X
    Subject
    Policy and Administration not elsewhere classified
    Policy and Administration
    Social Work
    Sociology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/173670
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