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Joining up health and social care - Audit Commission Report

Details: Created on 27 June 2012; Last Updated on 28 December 2012; Written by R J Atkins; Hits: 727

Both the NHS and councils need to make significant savings over the next three years. Integrated working across health and social care could offer potential. There has been a strong focus on improving joint working across the NHS and social care for many years, but progress remains patchy.

This briefing sets out:

The potential areas for local action;

The questions local commissioners might ask themselves and the evidence that may help with the answers;

Potential indicators for identifying areas for improvement and for tracking progress; and

What the national data suggests in these key areas.

Download the full report here (pdf)