Social care must be treated as an equal partner of the NHS if integration is to succeed, a report has found.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC)'s review of 20 local authority areas found ‘too much ineffective co-ordination’ and blamed ‘funding, commissioning, performance management and regulation’ for services focusing on performance rather than positive outcomes for individuals.
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