Tuesday, 1 August 2017

Relationship between councils and NHS is cracking under financial strain

Relationship between councils and NHS is cracking under financial strain Collaboration between the health service and local government is essential to modernise care, but tensions between the two are growing

The financial crisis engulfing health and social care risks driving the NHS and local government apart.

Local Government Chronicle has revealed that ministers have instructed 47 of the 152 councils running social care to reduce delayed transfers of care from hospitals attributable to social services by 60% or more, based on their performance in February. Continue reading... The Guardian

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