The UK Social Care Software And It Services Market

Publication Date	November 2006
Publisher	Ovum
Product Type	Report
Pages	32
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	OVM00022

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Summary

In this report, we look in detail at the UK social care market for software and IT services (S/ITS). We examine the drivers in the market and the key government policies and initiatives that are shaping the social care agenda in the four countries of the UK. We highlight the trends impacting S/ITS suppliers in the market and the threats and opportunities they face. We also identify the leading suppliers in the market, examining the changing competitive landscape and prospects for growth in the social care S/ITS sector.

Content

Key messages
Market trends
Opportunities
Threats
Supplier landscape
Market trends
Key drivers
Government policy
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Key initiatives
Emerging trends, threats & opportunities
Adults' and Children's Services diverge
Multi-agency working
Distinct regional markets
More for less
Rise of outsourcing
Shared services
Emergence of the Third Sector
Growth of independent sector
Moving into Telecare
Increasing mobility
The competitive landscape
Key suppliers
The changing supplier landscape
Sizing the market
Table of figures
- Figure 1 Wanless' projection of the total cost of social care for older people in England
- Figure 2 Key policy initiatives in Social Services in England
- Figure 3 Delivering ESCR
- Figure 4 Proposed schedule for Social Care software supplier engagement with NHS CFH
- Figure 5 The social care S/ITS market competitive landscape
- Figure 6 Top 10 S/ITS suppliers to the UK social care market (2005/6)
- Figure 7 Leading suppliers to the UK social care S/ITS market