Helping councils develop innovative, efficient and sustainable approaches in care and health services
Our efficiency and sustainability work will help councils and care and health partners nationally and locally to develop efficient, effective and sustainable approaches to supporting vulnerable adults within reduced budgets. It aims to:
- improve outcomes for service users by promoting their wellbeing and independence
- deliver savings by reducing/delaying the need for state funded care and ensuring greater efficiency
- support the sector to develop different community based services as an alternative to state funded care
- help to make a paradigm shift in perceptions and culture of staff and residents.
Efficiency opportunities through health and social care integration: delivering more sustainable health and care
Practical examples of how to achieve savings through health and social care integration

Care and Health Improvement Programme Efficiency project
Examples of efficiencies in adult social care budgets
Why not home, why not today? Putting a stop to DTOC
Lessons from a study into the challenges of transfers of care
In this section:
Findings from system efficiency work
Lessons from a study into the challenges of transfers of care
Implementing a consistent approach to evaluating the use of resources in Adult Social Care
Working collaboratively with councils, Government departments and specialist consultancies / contractors, through the Care and Health Improvement Programme (CHIP), the LGA and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) have led the development of a robust and transparent approach to evaluating the use of resources in adult social care to support sector led improvement.
People first, manage what matters...
A report published by Newton Europe - commissioned by the Better Care Support Programme - highlights the challenges health and social care systems are facing to sustainably reduce delayed discharges, and the impact this is having on people’s lives, as well as system finances.