DoH to provide more social care in the community

2010-03-31 18:44:00

The Department of Health (DoH) has announced that it is aiming to relocate some social care services from hospitals to within the community, including patients’ homes, to enable it to make better use of its resources. A new organisation, the Centre for Workforce Intelligence (CWI) has been created to help move staff and facilities into a community setting and manage workforce planning in the longer term. Health minister Ann Kean has described the initiative as essential to improving the standard of social care in Britain and as enabling the DoH to provide more productive and person-centred care. You can find out more at the DoH website.