The 2023 to 2025 Better Care Fund policy framework sets the objectives and priorities of the Better Care Fund for 2023-2025.
The funding conditions for the Discharge Fund for 2024 to 2025 have now been published, in the Addendum to the 2023 to 2025 Better Care Fund policy framework and planning requirements.
This provides information needed to finalise BCF plans for 2024 to 2025 and confirms the overarching approach to, and the funding conditions.
This document sets out arrangements for updating BCF plans for 2024 to 2025 and confirms the:
- allocations for all mandatory funding contributions
- BCF metrics for 2024 to 2025, including the process for setting metric ambitions
- requirements for intermediate care capacity and demand planning
- requirements for updating BCF plans and their assurance
Related documents are:
- BCF planning requirements for 2023 to 2025 published by NHS England
- Priorities and operational planning guidance 2024 to 2025 published by NHS England
- National Health Service (Expenditure on Service Integration) Directions
