LGA and ADASS are Partners in Care and Health, supporting councils to improve the way they deliver adult social care and public health services; and helping Government understand the challenges faced by the sector.
The Local Government Association and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services are Partners in Care and Health (PCH), working with other well-respected organisations.
PCH helps councils to improve the way they deliver adult social care and public health services and helps Government understand the challenges faced by the sector.
The programme is a trusted network for developing and sharing best practice, developing tools and techniques, providing support and building connections. It is funded by the Department of Health and Social Care and offered to councils without charge.
We’re delighted to confirm that PCH is working with the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) to deliver a new programme of sector led improvement support for adult social care and public health services in councils.
Funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, the programme will continue to provide relevant, effective and innovative support that empowers councils, providers and staff to deliver high quality care that enables choice, control and independence for everyone.
Councils will benefit from the joint research, unique and extensive connections with partners at national and regional levels, and intensive subject matter expertise, knowledge and skills that our partnership will bring.
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Partners in Care and Health: Continuous improvement programme 2024-25: Annual Report
Improvement and support offer 2025/26 - prospectus
The following summary sets out a new programme of sector led improvement support for adult social care and public health services available to councils in 2025/26.
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Adult social care workforce
High quality care and support services are dependent upon a highly skilled and valued workforce, appropriately rewarded for their work and the vital impact that it has on people’s lives.
Better Care Fund Support Programme 2025-26
Commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and free to local systems, we provide a range of support approaches to local health and social care systems to improve how they commission and deliver health and care services which is integrated, effective and sustainable.
CQC's assurance framework
Under the Health and Care Act 2022, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) was given a statutory duty to assess local authorities’ delivery of their adult social care (ASC) duties under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014. CQC concluded the baselining stage in December 2025, whereby all councils have been assessed and the last reports will be published from June 2026