Planning for the Better Care Fund

Planning for the Better Care Fund The Better Care Fund is an innovative idea but the quality of early preparation and planning did not match the scale of the ambition. Current plans forecast £314m of savings for the NHS rather than the £1 billion in early planning assumptions. National Audit Office

See also:

• Care plan savings 'over-optimistic' BBC News
• Plan to reduce unnecessary hospital visits overoptimistic, say auditors The Guardian
• NHS facing £700m black hole over failing Better Care Fund The Independent