Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the £200 million discharge fund, announced in January 2023, how his Department plans to measure the number of hospital 30-day readmissions for people (a) receiving wrap around rehabilitation or reablement support and (b) who do not receive wrap around rehabilitation or reablement support.
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are required to report on the additional capacity purchased by the £200 million fund for step down care and put in place appropriate oversight processes to ensure capacity purchased is being utilised. NHS England have published guidance for the £200 million fund, including what ICBs have been asked to report on through a daily sitrep which is available at the following link:
Nationally, the oversight of capacity purchased through the £200 million fund is monitored daily through The National Strategic Oversight and Delivery Group with regions, and weekly at the Discharge Improvement Board which is attended by regional discharge leads.