Adult social care Contents

Contents

Terms of Reference

Executive Summary

Key facts

The impact of funding pressures on adult social care

Care commissioning

Monitoring

The workforce

Organisation of health and social care services

Integration: closer working between health and social care

Innovation

Future funding

2019–20 onwards

A long-term solution

Conclusion

1 Introduction

Our inquiry

2 The impact of funding pressures on the adult social care system

Care received

Unmet need

Under-met need

Quality

Pressure on the NHS

Delayed transfers of care

Closer working to reduce delays

Emergency admissions

Care providers

Cost pressures

Income and profit

Financial viability

Self-funders and cross-subsidisation

The care market

Market shaping and commissioning

Workforce

Key challenges

Improvement

Carers

Increasing reliance on unpaid carers

Assessments of carers

Support

Caring and employment

3 Organisation of health and social care services

Disabled Facilities Grant

Integration: closer working between health and social care

Progress

Innovation and alternative forms of care

Technology and digital

Alternative models of care

4 Future funding

2019–20 onwards

A long-term solution

Means-testing

5 Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament





29 March 2017