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Reforming adult social care in England

Status: Closed Opened: 13 Dec 2023 Closed: 28 May 2024 12 recommendations 15 conclusions 1 report

The Government promised to “fix the crisis in social care” in 2019. In June 2021, the Committee’s ‘Adult social care markets’ report found that the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) had poor oversight of the system, and seemed complacent about the risk of market failure. The report called for a long-term funding plan …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Twenty-Second Report - Reforming adult social care in Engla… HC 427 20 Mar 2024 27 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
7 Conclusion Twenty-Second Report - Reforming adult … Accepted in Part

Adult social care lacks sufficient weighting and understanding within health-led Integrated Care Systems.

When we pointed out that it was not always the case that social care got the right weighting in ICS structures because they are health-led, the Department acknowledged that the system was not working everywhere.10 The National Care Forum called for the appointment of adult social care leads on all …

Government response. The government agrees with the committee's observation regarding social care weighting in ICSs and commits to new CQC assurance of ICSs and local authorities to assess how well partners meet population needs. It also plans to improve adult social care …
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Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
24 Jan 2024 Catherine Frances · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michelle Dyson · Department for Education, Sir Chris Wormald · Department of Health and Social Care View ↗

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
19 Feb 2024 — Correspondence from Shona Dunn, Second Permanent Secretary, Department of Healt…
6 Feb 2024 — Public Accounts Committee hearing: Reforming Adult Social Care in England, 24 J…