Home Helps (Hansard, 20 March 1990)

§ 46. Ms. Short
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future of the home help service.

§ 87. Mr. Turner
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future of the home help service.

§ 106. Mr. Stott
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future of the home help service.

§ 146. Mr. Wall
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future of the home help service.

§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
The home help service is already being developed by some local authorities into a home care service which can provide more personalised care adapted to the needs of the individual.
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These services will continue to be an important part of the range of domiciliary and day care services needed to enable people to continue to live in the community.
As the White Paper "Caring for People" said, there is great scope for establishing clear policy framework and guidance for resource use, and for increasing the provision of more flexible and intensive personal care services for people who would otherwise need institutional care.
The social services inspectorate's report "From Home Help to Home Care", a copy of which is in the Library, includes useful guidance on the development of home care services.