Nearly 50% more waiting for care at home packages in England than in Scotland

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From Public Health Scotland today:

The estimated number of people assessed and waiting for a care at home package was 2,957 on 3 February 2025.1

All things being equal, with ten times the population, England might be expected to have around 29 570 assessed but waiting for a care home package.

The figure in December 2024, latest data, was 43 840, 47.6%, higher, and had been even higher in previous months.

Sources:

  1. https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/publications/people-requiring-a-social-care-assessment-and-care-at-home-services/people-requiring-a-social-care-assessment-and-care-at-home-services-25-february-2025/
  2. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-january-2025/adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-january-2025
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2 thoughts on “Nearly 50% more waiting for care at home packages in England than in Scotland”

  1. This is also worth pointing out

    https://www.gov.scot/news/hospital-at-home-funding/

    “Hospital at Home offers a safe alternative to admission to an acute hospital, with almost 15,000 older patients using the service in 2023/24 and this funding will support the continuation and development of existing programmes.

    NHS Borders has been allocated £600,000, with a further 12 healthcare partners also receiving a share of the allocation.

    Confirmation of the awards comes as a new report from Healthcare Improvement Scotland highlights the impact that the Hospital at Home service for older people has had in 2023-24. The findings show:

    • 14,467 patients used Hospital at Home in 2023, up from 11,686 in the previous year
    • total bed numbers increased by 58%, ahead of the Scottish Government’s 50% target
    • an estimated £14.9 million was saved in traditional hospital admission costs
    • a further estimated £36.3 million was saved in post-hospital care due to a reduction in re-admissions

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