6. Care closer to home
This chapter on care closer to home includes: * shifting care within particular specialties into community settings; * the need over time for growth in health spending to be directed more towards preventative, primary, community and social care services; * a new generation of community hospitals, to provide a wider range of health and social care services in a community setting; * a review of service reconfiguration and consultation to streamline processes and accelerate the development of facilities for care closer to home; * refining the tariff to provide stronger incentives for practices and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to develop more primary and community services; * accurate and timely information for the public on specialist services available in a community setting.
