Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
2nd Report - Adult Social Care Reform: …
Acknowledged
Unpaid carers are bearing the highest cost from successive governments’ failures to reform adult social care. They provide care worth £184 billion, “equivalent to a second NHS”, but this is often unrecognised and comes at great personal, emotional and financial cost as well as a cost to their own health. …
Government response. The government agrees that publishing cost estimates of delayed discharges would improve transparency and will explore how best to publish this data, acknowledging methodological challenges.
Department of Health and Social Care
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Conclusion
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Acknowledged
Social care is a vital public service in and of itself and should not be valued only for how it supports the NHS. However, the current state of adult social care is imposing significant costs on the NHS. The best estimate we found was that delayed discharges alone are costing …
Government response. The government agrees that publishing cost estimates for delayed discharges would in principle improve transparency but notes methodological challenges. It commits to exploring how best to publish such data, without a firm commitment to immediately produce the comprehensive data requested …
Department of Health and Social Care
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Conclusion
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Acknowledged
The current state of the adult social care system is undermining the relationship building that is fundamental to the development of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). Too much relies on local leadership, where often it feels that progress is made despite funding mechanisms rather than because of them. By maintaining a …
Government response. The government states it agrees with the conclusion and highlights its commitment of £9 billion to the Better Care Fund for 2025-26, refocusing it on prevention and community care. However, it does not explicitly commit to addressing how the current …
Department of Health and Social Care
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Conclusion
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Acknowledged
The Government will not succeed in creating an NHS fit for the future unless it effectively reforms the social care system. Social care reform is an integral part of NHS reform and cannot be a separate process. (Conclusion, Paragraph 117)
Government response. The government acknowledges the conclusion by stating the independent commission has autonomy and its first phase will focus on supporting the health mission within ongoing reforms. However, it does not explicitly commit to ensuring social care reform is fully integrated …
Department of Health and Social Care
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Conclusion
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Acknowledged
The Government needs to fundamentally change how it views the social care sector, seeing it as an enabler and talking about it in those terms in the public debate - both for the invaluable service it provides to so many people and also as a driver of economic growth. We …
Government response. The government strongly agrees that adult social care is an important enabler for economic growth and contributes significantly to the economy. However, it reiterates that a dedicated 'growth strategy' for the sector is not considered necessary or proportionate, consistent with …
Department of Health and Social Care