Via CQC Website Press Release – http://www.cqc.org.uk/
Services have steadily improved overall but rising demand and pressure on finances make reform essential, says new regulator
The Care Quality Commission applauded overall improvements over recent years, as it published its first annual report to parliament on the state of health care and adult social care in England.
But it cautioned that some services were lagging behind the pack and that there were areas of common concern across health and social care, notably keeping people safe and staff training.
CQC pointed out that services would be operating in a different environment in future, with pressure on finances adding to continuing increases in demand and rising expectations. It said that the next big challenge for health and social care is to accelerate efforts to make services more joined up and centred around people’s needs.
Its report argues that joining up health and social care can deliver both better care and greater efficiency.
