HEALTH

Out of STP with social care?

Simon Bottery says the NHS is moving ahead with its muscular new approach to social care integration but serious risks remain over Sustainability and Transformation Plans

By Simon Bottery | 28 June 2016

I have bad news for you integration: you are no longer the NHS's favourite word.

Over the last three years it has felt as though integration of health and social care was the buzz phrase or word on everyone's lips. So much so that it felt as though integration was being seen as the panacea to most issues, especially funding for social care.

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Popular articles by Simon Bottery

  1. Is a national care service what we can expect from the next Labour Government?
  2. Will COVID be the catalyst for change?
  3. The longer-term solution to home care's problems requires more than money
  4. Why implementation is a barrier to care funding reforms
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