The future of health and social care integration has been called into question after the NHS signalled a major shift towards an increasingly provider-driven system.
Doubts were raised as – in a dramatic intervention - a House of Lords select committee on the long-term sustainability of the NHS today called for the social care budget to be moved to a new government department of health and care in a bid to hasten integration efforts.
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