The “reorganisation process continues to complicate the push for efficiency gains,” says the report, and often “hinders the ability of organisations to consider truly effective ways of reforming service delivery and releasing savings.”
The report calls for greater integration of health and social care services, which “must be seen as two aspects of the same service and planned together in every area for there to be any chance of a high quality and efficient service”.
Committee chair Stephen Dorrell warned: “Both the NHS and local authorities are struggling to meet current targets”.
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