DH White Paper - Building the National Care Service

Further to the Green Paper on the future of care and support in England, the government has published its White Paper, Building the National Care Service. This sets out the vision and commitment for establishing a National Care Service and places significant focus on greater integration, partnership working and collaboration within health and social care economies.

There are also several references in the White Paper to the critical links between health, housing and social care, with particular mention of the Bournemouth Total Place pilots, as recently featured by the Housing LIN, the homelessness hospital discharge protocol and the flexicare approach in Hertfordshire to meet the housing with care needs of older people.

The Housing LIN will also be producing a briefing for members shortly.

The White Paper, as well as a video of the White Paper launch event are available under the links below.