They affect both the quality of life of the individuals who experience delays and the efficiency and effectiveness of the wider health and care system. [...] The fortnightly reporting template required places to report on: • the number of discharges to social care and number of beds or hours of care funded • the number of packages of care (beds or hours of care) booked, showing overall total and those funded by the Adult Social Care Discharge Fund • actual spend on different types of social care, with percentage confidence that this was sufficient capa. [...] In each of the six sites, we invited the following to interview: • the director of adult social services (DASS) or their nominated senior executive • the senior executive of the integrated care board (ICB) with responsibility for the Adult Social Care Discharge Fund • the senior executive of the acute trust with responsibility for the Adult Social Care Discharge Fund • the leader of the local care. [...] The purpose was to help us understand the issues and concerns around delayed discharge from the perspectives of NHS and social care organisations’ membership bodies, including the NHS Confederation and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, and Healthwatch England. [...] We also had a ‘teach-in’ with officials from the Department of Health and Social Care, to explain to us the mechanics and processes of the Adult Social Care Discharge Fund.
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