Richard Vize's surgical examination of the bureaucratic shambles that has accompanied the passage of the Better Care Fund. Ministerial micro-management, lack of initial management structure, a flawed and ultimately abandoned bidding process, all have proved to be counter-productive, alienating hospitals and councils. He argues that the whole concept is merely a distraction from the real issue - the Five Year Forward View.

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