• Source: Social care in the United Kingdom

      • Social care in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter, so England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each have their own separate systems of private and publicly funded social care. Each country has differing policies, priorities and funding levels which has resulted in a variety of differences existing between the systems.
      According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development the UK had one of the lowest government expenditures in Western Europe per head of the population at £695 in 2018 as compared with £1,530 in Norway, £1,451 in the Netherlands, £1,222 in Sweden or £1,033 in Switzerland, though higher than Spain or Portugal with £218 and £208 per head, respectively.
      For details, see:

      Social care in England
      Social care in Scotland
      Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
      Social care in Wales


      UK-wide social care organisations


      British Association of Social Workers
      Carers UK
      Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work
      Brainkind
      Leonard Cheshire Disability
      Nuffield Trust
      Social Care Institute for Excellence
      Southern Cross Healthcare
      Sue Ryder Care
      Turning Point


      See also


      Healthcare in the United Kingdom
      National Minimum Data Set for Social Care
      Approved mental health professional
      Approved social worker


      References

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