If we’re being honest the Better Care Fund hit a bump in the road a few weeks ago.
DCLG and others did an excellent job of rapidly briefing out that its imminent demise was wide of the mark; the result of Whitehall whispers. But nevertheless, confidence does seem dented.
In his keynote speech on integration at NHS Confederation conference on 5 June, the better care champion and Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb didn’t even mention better care until the last couple of minutes, and then almost as an aside.
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