title: Community care. Working together for better health.
abstract: The purpose of community care is to promote privacy, dignity and independence and provide resources for living. It is a philosophy not a place, writes Stephen Watkins. In this extract from the Medical Practitioners' Union evidence to the house of commons health committee enquiry on community care, he sets out a new blueprint for the organisation and funding of a seamless health and social service based on joint, locality-based commissioning and practice-based case management.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watkins
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*