The relationship between social care resources and healthcare utilisation by older people in England: an exploratory investigation

The relationship between social care resources and healthcare utilisation by older people in England: an exploratory investigation This report links data on spending on adult social care, staffing and use of health care for 150 councils and studies the impact of changes in spending on older people, and changes in social care staff numbers. It finds no conclusive proof that reductions in social care budgets have led to the expected rises in hospital admissions, hospital stays or uptake of NHS Continuing Health Care. However, it finds some evidence that councils who employ more front-line social care staff may be more successful in helping their clients to access NHS Continuing Health Care. Centre for Health Economics