Calderdale Health and Wellbeing (HWB) Board met on 30th October.

It heard that there are no grounds for believing that the new social care scheme, known as Better Care, will keep patients out of hospital.  But it went ahead and approved the transfer of £4m this year from the hard-pressed hospital to Calderdale Council’s Adult Social Care directorate. And £15m next year.

The HWB Board also approved Calderdale Council’s and Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group’s joint plan for spending this money. Continue reading →