Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 3
3
Rejected
Develop robust methodology for measuring care's impact on people's lives, health, and the economy.
Recommendation
The Government must also develop a robust methodology for measuring the impact of care on people’s lives, the wider health system, and the economy. As well as supporting the case for reform, such methodology would help councils to deliver outcome-based commissioning, which is more likely to provide people with meaningful care than the current task-based approach. (Recommendation, Paragraph 22)
Government Response Summary
The government rejected the recommendation to develop a robust methodology for measuring the impact of care. It stated that existing procedures for impact assessments for policy or fiscal decisions relating to the workforce are sufficient and a new form of cross-government impact assessment is not accepted.
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government
Rejected
The government considers that any future policy changes or fiscal decisions relating to the workforce should be accompanied by existing procedures for impact assessments rather than a new form of cross-government impact assessment. The government does not, therefore, accept this recommendation. Where policy changes made by other departments have potential significant impacts for the adult social care sector, DHSC works closely with those departments to consider impacts and, where necessary, mitigations, and ministers in other departments may seek collective agreement from the cabinet or its committees.