Improving integrated commissioning in health and social care
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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) received 91 responses to the online survey and 14 written responses. This document summarises the responses received. The findings from the call for evidence are not necessarily representative of or endorsed by DHSC. They are based solely on the responses to the survey.
The responses from the call for evidence will inform our next steps in the review of section 75 (NHS Act 2006).
Original call for evidence
Call for evidence description
The government is committed to enabling further integrated working arrangements between health and social care.
In the integration white paper we committed to review section 75 of the NHS Act 2006 to support further use of pooled budgets. Therefore, we would like your views on:
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whether the scope of section 75 should be widened to include:
- additional health-related functions of local authorities and NHS bodies
- additional public health functions delegated to local authorities and NHS bodies by the Secretary of State
- a wider range of organisations that can enter into arrangements under section 75
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any perceived barriers to pooling of budgets and whether the regulations could be simplified to facilitate easier use and reduce the administrative burden on NHS bodies and local authorities
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how we could strengthen and/or simplify the governance of section 75 arrangements to further support the commissioning of integrated care services
Documents
Updates to this page
Published 15 September 2023Last updated 3 December 2024 + show all updates
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Added summary of responses report.
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Added survey question on pregnancy to section 3.
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First published.