Nuffield Trust 8 February 2017
- Analysis of the data about delayed transfers of care concludes that there are two important messages. First "we need to beware a narrative that fixing social care will fix the problems of the NHS. It won’t, but it would help. Secondly, it cannot be assumed that alternatives to hospital will save large amounts of money unless far more radical changes to the system are made."
- The author presents four solutions
- Define the real problem and measure it
- Operational improvements within organisations
- Improve the interface between hospitals and other services
- Moving away from bureaucracy
