*This briefing summarises and comments on the recent report on social care from the health select committee. *The report calls for a step change in achieving greater integration between health, social care and housing by promoting joined-up commissioning, with local models that create a single commissioning process. The report also insists there is a funding…
This briefing summarises Improving outcomes and supporting transparency – a public health outcomes framework for England 2013-2016 and the Health Secretary’s announcement about public health funding. The total budget for 2013-14 will be around £5.2 billion, with around £2.2billion allocated to local authorities. Shadow budgets will be allocated for 2012-13. The outcomes framework (described below)…
In its report Reorganising central government bodies, the National Audit Office assesses the effectiveness of the Public Bodies Reform Programme. The Programme, which covers 904 public bodies, proposes the largest restructuring of public bodies in decades. Out of 496 bodies earmarked for merging, substantial reform or outright abolition, the Programme plans to abolish 262. However,…
The health, public health and social care round-up summarises new policy, research and publications that are relevant to elected members and officers interested in health and social care. It is intended to be a digested read and provides links to the source documentation of major reports for further consideration.
The NHS Future Forum was asked by the government to continue its listening exercise to seek people’s views on the role of the NHS in public health, integrated care, information, and education and training. The Forum has produced a series of recommendations on these topics, which the government has accepted. This briefing summarises the main…
On Your Radar looks back over the last period, ahead at what could be hitting the headlines and comments on issues relevant to local government that will be influencing the political landscape over the coming months. Given this is the first On Your Radar of 2012 it seems appropriate to focus more this month on…
The Department of Health has produced a guide with the NHS and Local Government to support Primary Care Trusts and Local Authorities in the transition of public health to local government. This guide gives a timetable for key achievements towards transition and outlines the responsibilities of the different players, including local authorities and Directors of…
The LGiU held two regional roundtable events in December to discuss ways of ensuring older people have the information they need to manage their later years. The two events, supported by Partnership, were held in Nottingham and Bristol and involved senior officers and councillors from the East Midlands and South West. The events followed the…
The operating model gives more detail than has previously been available on how Public Health England (PHE) will be expected to work with local government and what their respective roles will be. Detail is also given of the proposed national, regional and local structures for PHE, including local units spanning a number of local authority…
On 20 December, 2011 the Secretary of State for Health published policy updates on the new public health system. In a series of factsheets, the roles and responsibilities of local authorities are set out, including specific local authority public health functions, the role of the Director of Public Health and commissioning responsibilities.
