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England plans to organise home care by neighbourhood

KROV newsroom

13 Nov 2026, 11:22 am IST1 min read

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The UK Department of Health and Social Care announced plans on 12 November to encourage councils in England to arrange home care in smaller areas, with one or two main providers in each neighbourhood. It plans to publish guidance for councils in the spring.

The department said the approach could make visits more predictable for care workers and help people receiving support see the same carers more often. Councils can currently contract individual visits with several providers across a larger area.

Research on six Bristol providers estimated that grouping existing visits by area could deliver the same care with 35% less staff time and 65% less driving, the department said. These are estimates from that local analysis.

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Credit: UK Department of Health and Social Care. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · Summarised/translated by KROV · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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