POPP made £60m available to local authorities to develop pilot projects to test different models of service delivery aimed at promoting the independence and health of older people.
The budget outlined the government's plans for the regulation and inspection of public services, reflecting the increasing integration of health and social care functions.
The paper sought views on proposals setting out a revised direction for social care and a long-term vision to enable services to become ‘person-centred, proactive and seamless.’
The Healthcare Commission launched AHCs as a new approach to assessing providers. It aimed to look at a broader range of issues compared to the old star rating system.
Chief Executive of the NHS Sir Nigel Crisp set out plans to develop commissioning and the House of Commons Health Committee assessed the proposed restructuring of PCTs.
