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<p>The Long Term Plan made clear the importance of moving care into the community,
and the Government’s commitment to achieving this. It confirmed that over the next
10 years the National Health Service will deliver more care closer to home, and to
support this at least an extra £4.5 billion pounds by 2023/24 will be invested in
primary medical and community health services. This is the first time in the history
of the NHS that real terms funding for primary and community health services is guaranteed
to grow faster than the rising NHS budget overall. The Long Term Plan also highlighted
the importance of expanded community multidisciplinary teams and improved responsiveness
of community health response services.</p><p> </p><p>The Long Term Plan also set out
improvements in social care that will be made by enhanced health in care homes, the
comprehensive model for personalised care and local health and care plans. We recognise
that decisions on future reform in health and social care must be aligned, and this
is precisely why the Long Term Plan and the upcoming Social Care Green Paper have
been developed in tandem.</p>
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