The Department of Health and Social Care’s white paper Integration and Innovation: an evidence submission by the National Audit Office to the Health and Social Care Committee Inquiry – March 2021

The Department of Health and Social Care’s white paper Integration and Innovation: an evidence submission by the National Audit Office to the Health and Social Care Committee Inquiry – March 2021 The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee carried out an inquiry into the proposals set out in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) white paper, Integration and innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all. This evidence submission briefing highlights the main risks and opportunities the NAO sees in the white paper. Five areas are identified it believes the DHSC and the NHS must pay particular attention: achieving integration at the local level; financial sustainability; wider system reform; securing change in adult social care; and national-level governance. National Audit Office