We are not reassured by the Director General for Adult Social Care’s comments that some places have found ways to continue discharge to assess funding from their own funding streams, not least by her admission that these workarounds are only short-term and only “for the bits of it they think are vital”. The discharge to assess funding was an excellent example of effective health and care integration. Given the fragile state of adult social care and the magnitude of the NHS elective backlog, d...

We are not reassured by the Director General for Adult Social Care’s comments that some places have found ways to continue discharge to assess funding from their own funding streams, not least by her admission that these workarounds are only short-term and only “for the bits of it they think are vital”. The discharge to assess funding was an excellent example of effective health and care integration. Given the fragile state of adult social care and the magnitude of the NHS elective backlog, discharge to assess funding should be continued in order to help build back better. (Paragraph 145) Long-term funding of adult social care 81 Type: conclusion | Number: 36 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: The government recognises the positive impact that central funding has had to facilitate the Discharge to Assess approach, particularly in improving patient flow and alleviating pressures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The government allocated £500 million in 2022–23 to suppor