Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 1
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Accepted
Committee took evidence on progress in reforming adult social care in England.
Conclusion
On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department of Health and Social Care (the Department) and from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) about progress in reforming adult social care in England.1
Government Response Summary
The government agrees and details ongoing work, including new Care Quality Commission assurance of Integrated Care Systems and local authorities, and efforts to improve adult social care data quality, timeliness, and availability through a new data strategy and collection methods.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. government, social care providers and other organisations work together to provide joined-up care and improved outcomes. Through new Care Quality Commission (CQC) assurance of ICSs and local authorities (LAs), CQC will draw on data and evidence to independently assess how well ICS partners are meeting the health and adult social care needs of their populations, and how well LAs are delivering their duties under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014. These assessments will be published and will enable the public to better understand and compare people’s outcomes in different areas. More broadly, the Department of Health and Social Care (the department) is improving the quality, timeliness and availability of adult social care data as outlined in its data strategy, Care Data Matters. Among other things, this includes the publication of better outcomes data, through a new social care person-level data collection, and a strengthened adult social care outcomes framework.