Section 8 — Amendment of 1968 Act: assessment of ability to provide care

Part of Community Care and Health (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 – in the Scottish Parliament at 2:45 pm on 6 February 2002.

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Photo of Mary Scanlon Mary Scanlon Conservative 2:45, 6 February 2002

I thank the minister for giving way. Carers Scotland has advised that far more carers are in contact with the NHS than with social services. Quite often, carers do not get in touch with social services until things have reached a fairly desperate stage. Does the minister accept that?