The Better Care Fund

Better Care FundAndrew Ridley (Programme Director, BCF Taskforce)Helen Edwards (Director General for Localism, DCLG)Jon Rouse (Director General, Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, DH)Andrew Webster (Associate Director for Health and Social Care Integration, LGA)

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Assurance of BCF plansWhere next?

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Jul 14 Aug 14 Sep 14 Oct 14 Nov 14 Dec 14 Jan 15 Feb 15 Mar 15 2015 - 2016 2016 - 2017

Plan improvement 3 months to get

all plans approved

Implementation support 6 months to prepare for 15-16

Review of existing support structures and design of new programme

Implementation of Better Care Fund

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Plan improvement 2 months to improve

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  • Major challenge of implementation of plans from November onwards. Genuine risk

of delivery in pressurised winter period and financial context.

Improvement and implementation of plans

Communicate, communicate, communicate!

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Improvement and implementation of plans

Good Social Care is the cornerstone of the an effective health and social care service

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The five BCF fast track areas prove this: 5,466 fewer unplanned hospital stays

8229 fewer unnecessary days spent in hospital by helping people get home without delay

642 older people remaining at home at least 3 months after discharge from hospital

98 people supported to live independently rather than move to a care home

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This is about long-term sustainability of the NHS

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Evidence from the 5 fast tracks shows: £279.6m pooled in the Better Care Fund across the 5 sites

Financial savings of c.£33m from the 5 sites (Greenwich: £3.9m, Nottinghamshire £7.87m, Reading £1.76m, Sunderland £12.38m, Wiltshire £7.47m)

£154m invested in social care through the BCF (Greenwich: £9.9m, Nottinghamshire £22.7m, Reading £4.3m, Sunderland £94.9m, Wiltshire £22.3m)

64% of trusts are concerned about the

financial and operational

sustainability of their Trust in the next 5 years

- FTN, 2014

“Our latest quarterly report paints a picture of a service under huge pressure, with cracks beginning to appear

in NHS performance”

John Appleby, Chief Economist

Kings Fund, July 2014