Although carers played a crucial role in supporting service users, less than a fifth had been offered a carers' assessment.
It's an important supporting service to economic activity, as part of an overall strategy by a city for economic development.
Child protection social work in particular has become so bureaucratic and paper-laden that 80% of a practitioner's time is spent form-filling rather than supporting service users.
Technology will play a major role in supporting service change, health secretary Andrew Lansley has told the NHS Confederation conference in Manchester.
"These include: providing a focus for national identity, unity and pride; giving a sense of stability and continuity; recognising success, achievement and excellence; and supporting service to others".
The National Audit Office NAOO) says in a report that while it recognises the strength of the strategic case for greater transparency, there is not yet adequate evidence that it is meeting its objectives for greater accountability, supporting service improvement and stimulating economic growth.
But pollination provides a further, supporting service to plants of no direct economic significance: this is harder to value.
An effective service predefines the allowable data fragments and filters to the service interface and supporting service behavior.
