Kings Fund 9 June 2015
- This report explores the options for joint health and social care services based on a single ring-fenced budget and a single local commissioner as recommended by the Barker Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England.
- It assesses evidence of past joint commissioning attempts, studies the current policy framework and local innovations in integrated budgets and commissioning, and considers which organisation is best place to take on the role of single local commissioner.
