HEALTH

Row holds up Better Care Fund plan

A multi-million pound dispute means Cornwall Council and the NHS Kernow care commissioning group have yet to sign off their Better Care Fund (BCF) plan for this year.

By Chris Mahony | 27 September 2021

A multi-million pound dispute means Cornwall Council and the NHS Kernow care commissioning group (CCG) have yet to sign off their Better Care Fund (BCF) plan for this year.

In a report to a meeting of the health and wellbeing board today, council officers proposed a timetable for ensuring that the dispute is settled by Christmas so the board can approve the plan for submission to NHS England. 

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