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Hunt announces plans to reduce delays
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced measures to support the NHS and local government in reducing delays for people being discharged from hospital to local social care services.
In a written ministerial statement, Hunt expressed measures to see local authorities agreeing with local NHS organisations on the contribution they will make to reducing the number of delayed transfers of care in their local areas.
Other measures included a performance dashboard showing how health and social care partners in every local authority area in England are performing against a number of metrics, including: delayed transfers of care, emergency admissions, length of stay in hospital, and the number of people still at home 90 days after being discharged from hospital.
The funding for local adult social care services will help meet adult social care needs, reduce pressures on the NHS, by supporting more people to be discharged from hospital when they are ready and support the local social care provider market.
Hunt said: “This government is clear that no-one should stay in a hospital bed longer than necessary: it removes people’s dignity; reduces their quality of life; leads to poorer health and care outcomes for people; and is more expensive for the taxpayer.
“In this year’s mandate to NHS England, I set a clear expectation that delayed transfers of care (DToCs) should equate to no more than 3.5 per cent of all hospital beds by September. Alongside this, the spring 2017 Budget announced an additional £2 billion to councils in England over the next three years to spend on adult social care services.”
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