Joint funds have been release to encourage more collaborative working between councils and the NHS.
The Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department of Health have released an extra £37million to help get people discharged from hospital and to prevent admittance.
The extra cash is on top of the £700 million the Department of Health has found for the NHS to help manage its winter pressures and a further £25 million that councils have already been given this month to help speed up the discharge system.
Joint funds have been release to encourage more collaborative working between councils and the NHS.
The Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department of Health have released an extra £37million to help get people discharged from hospital and to prevent admittance.
The extra cash is on top of the £700 million the Department of Health has found for the NHS to help manage its winter pressures and a further £25 million that councils have already been given this month to help speed up the discharge system.
It also comes ahead of the introduction in April 2015 of a £5.3 billion Better Care Fund, which will start to transform the way the NHS and councils work together to put people first and enable them live at home with dignity and independence for longer.
Minister for Care and Support Norman Lamb said: “We planned for winter earlier than ever this year and we constantly review what additional measures we can take to ease the pressure on services. This new funding means that every local authority now has extra money to help tackle the pressures on hospitals. We know the NHS is busier than ever before, which is why we’ve given a record £700 million this winter for almost 800 more doctors, 4,700 more nurses and 6,400 more beds.
“We have also provided councils with an extra £25 million to provide additional social care packages to help people move out of hospital. The NHS and local authorities are already preparing joint plans to work together better, keep people well and avoid hospital admissions. This new money will help speed up that work this winter.”
