Wednesday 7 May 2014

£3.8bn NHS Better Care Fund policy delayed after damning Whitehall review

£3.8bn NHS Better Care Fund policy delayed after damning Whitehall review Review concluded that claims for policy to bring together health and social care services 'don't stack up'

A government policy intended to stop the NHS from becoming overwhelmed has been delayed after a confidential Whitehall review concluded it would not work as hoped. Neither would it help to balance the NHS budget or bring about an intended revolution in patient care.

The £3.8bn-a-year Better Care Fund was supposed to have been launched last week, but its introduction has become mired in doubt after the Cabinet Office voiced deep disquiet about its viability and argued that there was little or no detail about how the expected savings would be delivered. Continue reading... The Guardian

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