In early 2018, the Department of Health assumed responsibility for social care. The move was in response to the reported 55,000 non-urgent operations that had been cancelled. The logic was that by getting health and social care to work more closely together, patients would experience a more seamless service between hospital and community.
At the time what was less clear was if this greater integration and collaboration also extended to children and young people's services. Yet, here, the logic for integration is even more overwhelming. Admittedly, it's trickier, with a greater list of key players, including not only health and social care, but also education, youth services, housing and leisure services, voluntary and private sector providers and mental health teams.
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