Jean V. McHale is Professor of Healthcare Law and Director of the Centre for Health Law, Science and Policy at the University of Birmingham. Laura Noszlopy is Research Fellow in Applied Health Sciences at the University of Birmingham.

“A fascinating and thought-provoking study of COVID-19’s impact on an already-stretched social care system. Its critique ought to be invaluable for those seeking to learn lessons from the pandemic.” Brian Sloan, University of Cambridge

• 1. Adult Social Care in England in a Time of Turbulence2. Foundational Paradigms in Adult Social Care Law and Policy3. Legal Regulation of Adult Social Care Provision in England4. Pandemic Preparedness Planning and the Development of Emergency Legislation 5. ‘Easing’ the Care Act: Responding to COVID-19 in the West Midlands6. Pandemic Legacies: ‘Living With COVID-19’ in Adult Social Care7. Adult Social Care Law and Policy: Learning Lessons from the Pandemic

Jean V. McHale is Professor of Healthcare Law and Director of the Centre for Health Law, Science and Policy at the University of Birmingham. Laura Noszlopy is Research Fellow in Applied Health Sciences at the University of Birmingham.

“A fascinating and thought-provoking study of COVID-19’s impact on an already-stretched social care system. Its critique ought to be invaluable for those seeking to learn lessons from the pandemic.” Brian Sloan, University of Cambridge

• 1. Adult Social Care in England in a Time of Turbulence2. Foundational Paradigms in Adult Social Care Law and Policy3. Legal Regulation of Adult Social Care Provision in England4. Pandemic Preparedness Planning and the Development of Emergency Legislation 5. ‘Easing’ the Care Act: Responding to COVID-19 in the West Midlands6. Pandemic Legacies: ‘Living With COVID-19’ in Adult Social Care7. Adult Social Care Law and Policy: Learning Lessons from the Pandemic