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  2. Social protection - Wikipedia

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    Social protection is an expensive and difficult endeavor, by any means; the question remains how best to implement programs that effectively aid the people who need it the most. Currently, there are a number of mechanisms that provide social protection in various nations. These policies and instruments vary according to country context.

  3. Social care in England - Wikipedia

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    In England, social care is defined as the provision of social work, personal care, protection or social support services to children or adults in need or at risk, or adults with needs arising from illness, disability, old age or poverty.

  4. Health and social care - Wikipedia

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    Health and social care (often abbreviated to HSC or H&SC) is a term that relates to services that are available from health and social care providers in the United Kingdom. This is a generic term used to refer to the whole of the healthcare provision infrastructure, and private sector. [ 1 ]

  5. Social services - Wikipedia

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    The US does not provide a universal health care program, but introduced the Affordable Care Act in 2010. For more, see Healthcare in the United States . Within the area of child welfare, social services aim to provide help to children and their families, while providing mechanisms to ensure they are able to live safe, stable lives with a ...

  6. Social protection floor - Wikipedia

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    The social protection floor (SPF) [1] is the first level of protection in a national social protection system. It is a basic set of social rights derived from human right treaties, including access to essential services (such as health, education, housing, water and sanitation, and others, as defined nationally) and social transfers, in cash or in kind, to guarantee economic security, food ...

  7. Health and Social Care Act 2008 - Wikipedia

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    The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2567 (C.109)) The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 12) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2862 (C.126)) The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 13, Transitory and Transitional Provisions and Electronic Communications) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3023 (C ...

  8. Safeguarding - Wikipedia

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    Safeguarding children is a concept that reaches beyond child protection to incorporate the additional aims of preventing the harm of children's health and development, ensuring children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.

  9. Health and Social Care Act 2012 - Wikipedia

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    The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It provided for the most extensive reorganisation of the structure of the National Health Service in England to date. [1]