Better Care Fund. The Better Care Fund is dealt with within the Section 75 agreement. The Improved Better Care Fund (iBCF) and Disabled Facilities Grant are hosted by the Council and have governance structures which reflect this and the allocation of spend. The focus of the iBCF will continue to be on those initiatives that encourage the development of the new model of care and transformation of adult social care provision. Appendix 10 provides a list of schemes within the Improved Better Care Fund that have been approved
Better Care Fund. 12.1 The BCF is an element of the wider Pooled Fund.
Better Care Fund. 2.10 agree the annual plan of the Better Care Fund, including BCF Projects to be funded;
Better Care Fund. 8.18 This Agreement does not affect or impact existing arrangements in respect of the Better Care Fund.
Better Care Fund. 7.2.4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Better Care Fund. The Government announced in their June 2013 spending review the introduction of the Better Care Fund to ensure a transformation in integrated health and social care. The Local Government Association (LGA) and NHS England have set out a planning vision for the fund for Local Authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups to work more closely together on delivering health and social care.
Better Care Fund. 15.1 The Better Care Fund (BCF) is mandated by government. It was launched through the Spending Round in June 2013, with the objective to deliver integration of services and improve outcomes for patients and service users and carers. The BCF is set up as a Pooled Fund, with the NHS commissioner and the local authorities contributing an agreed level of resource into a single pool that is then used to commission or deliver joined up health and social care services.
