Adult social care: The delivery infrastructure for NHS reform
The future of the NHS will not be delivered in hospitals alone. It will be shaped in homes, neighbourhoods and communities, where adult social care already operates at scale.
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The future of the NHS will not be delivered in hospitals alone. It will be shaped in homes, neighbourhoods and communities, where adult social care already operates at scale.
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