17/04/2024 CareLineLive - Enhancing Social Care Efficiency: Digital Transformation for Increased Capacity
If the NHS personifies the health care sector, is social care it's unloved sibling? And where does home care sit in this increasingly integrated family?
Home care is the backbone that keeps the health and social care system afloat, preventing the NHS from potential collapse.
A hospital stay in the UK can be up to £483 a night whereas home care typically costs £25 per hour. Even live-in care is significantly cheaper than an NHS stay.
Integration between health and social care services, including those providing home care is crucial to increased capacity and enhanced efficiencies, particularly when budgets are tight.
Digital transformation can help drive these efficiencies and is being supported by the government. Read more on the practicalities of this topic in my longer article by clicking the button below.