shared care

noun

1. social welfare an arrangement between a welfare agency and a family with a dependent handicapped member, whereby the agency takes the handicapped person into a home for respite care or in emergencies

Example Sentences

GPs can only prescribe cannabis-based products under the direction of a specialist doctor in a shared care agreement, the government said.

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Following Hannah's campaign, Alfie's GP was granted a licence to prescribe it under direction by a specialist doctor, in a process called a shared care agreement.

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If a GP does not agree to a shared care agreement, the person must either wait to be referred to an NHS specialist or pay for prescriptions via private healthcare.

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"It would not be usual or expected for a GP to prescribe a specialist amber drug at the request of a private provider in the absence of an agreed shared care arrangement," the department said.

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The Department of Health said that shared care agreements are put in place between private healthcare providers and GPs to oversee the prescription of specialist "red amber list" medication.

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