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<p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator for health and social
care in England. The CQC monitor, inspect and regulate services to make sure they
meet fundamental standards of quality and safety. Inspection reports on individual
providers are made publicly available.</p><p>To accelerate the development of new
treatments for dementia, the Government has launched the Dementia Mission, support
by £95 million of Government funding. The Mission will work with industry and other
United Kingdom initiatives by developing innovations in biomarkers, data and digital
sciences, and increasing the number and speed of clinical trials in dementia. The
Mission is part of the commitment to double dementia research funding by 2024/25,
to £160 million a year.</p><p>At Autumn Statement 2022, the Government has also made
available up to £7.5 billion in additional funding over two years to support adult
social care and discharge, with up to £2.8 billion available in 2023/24 and up to
£4.7 billion in 2024/25. We also recently confirmed the £570 million Market Sustainability
and Investment Fund Workforce Fund, which will support increased adult social care
capacity, improve market sustainability and enable local authorities to make tangible
improvements to adult social care services. For Solihull, this historic funding increase
has provided the council with £3 million in new ring-fenced grant funding in 2023/24.</p>
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