RELATION BETWEEN HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Quote from the Percy Commission (1957) - "It is now generally considered in the best interests of the patients who are fit to live in the community that they should not be in large mental institutions such as the present mental and mental deficiency hospitals. Nor is it the proper function of the hospital authority to provide residential accommodation for patients who do not require hospital or specialist services... The local authority should be responsible for preventative services."

The NHS and Community Care act (1990) gave local authorities the lead in community care.