Relations strained over care

Better Care Fund changes lead to sector-wide calls for joint inquiry.

Calls have been made for a joint select committee inquiry into health and social care integration as Better Care Fund (BCF) plans start to be revised.

Tension between local government and the NHS has been threatening to erupt, especially after the Government made changes to the BCF that experts fear could lead to councils losing out on £600m a year.

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