Means to an end

This report reviews the joint financing and integrated care arrangements between NHS bodies and councils with adult social care responsibilities. It builds on our previous publication, Clarifying joint financing arrangements, that explained the practical implications and legislative framework for joint financing.

It considers how these arrangements are used, focusing on learning disability, mental health and older people - areas where service users most often need health and social care.

The report's recommendations and examples of notable practice aim to help national and local bodies better understand the options available, how to use them and to achieve better outcomes for service users.

Published October 2009, 68 pages