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Focusing on outcomes for people, this report sets out an analysis of the benefits delivered so far by the FutureCare Programme against the targets set in the FutureCare Diagnostic. 

Fewer people are being admitted into hospital beds, more people are receiving care at home and the length of time people are spending in intermediate care beds has reduced by an average of 5.5 days. 

However, more work is still required to deliver all of the benefits anticipated in the FutureCare Diagnostic and in particular to reduce the length of time people spend in UHD hospitals waiting to be discharged with a short-term care package.

Recognising that there are still 5 months remaining to deliver the first phase of the programme (anticipated completion: June 2026), there is still confidence that anticipated benefits will be delivered.

Positively, since the December update to the Committee, despite the impact of seasonal pressures on overall programme benefits, the cumulative benefits delivered to BCP have moved from a negative position of -£32,000 in October to a positive position of £55,000 at the beginning of February. 

There is also increasing confidence that the anticipated benefits in 2026/27 for BCP Council will be greater than forecast, though some of these are being offset by increasing demand pressures across the wider ASC budget.