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'''Social care in the United Kingdom''' is a [[Reserved and excepted matters|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.<ref name=Bell>{{cite web|last=Bell|first=David|title=The impact of devolution - Long-term care provision in the UK|url=http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/impact-of-devolution-long-term-care.pdf|publisher=[[Joseph Rowntree Foundation]]|access-date=7 October 2012|date=January 2010}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |title=UK among lowest spenders on social care in Western Europe |url=https://www.homecareinsight.co.uk/uk-among-lowest-spenders-on-social-care-in-western-europe/ |access-date=1 October 2019 |publisher=Home Care Insight |date=5 August 2019}}</ref>
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 (United Kingdom)|Southern Cross Healthcare]]
* [[Sue Ryder Care]]
* [[Turning Point (charity)|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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