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This chapter is designed to provide a basic understanding of the structure of the NHS and the social services as these affect occupational therapy services. A major obstacle in doing this is that the delivery of health and social services has been subject to many reorganizations, reports and scrutinies in an effort to run these services more effectively and efficiently. The NHS and local authorities are the two biggest employers of occupational therapists in the UK. For this reason, a description of these two organizations is given in this chapter. A brief historical sketch of the development of the NHS is included in order to provide a context to the climate of change and uncertainty that surrounds this organization.
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Maslin, Z.B. (1991). Work structures and the practice of occupational therapy. In: Management in Occupational Therapy. Therapy in Practice Series, vol 24. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3142-9_4
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