Market reports
Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset has a relatively small but highly distinctive adult social care market.
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- Adult social care market
Adult social care in Bath and North East Somerset
Capacity, demand and payer mix: 1,162 older-person beds, about 60% self-funded, and specialist gaps in learning disability and dementia.
- Key local challenges
Key challenges in Bath and North East Somerset
Responsive mainstream care, but specialist housing, transitions, carers' breaks and assessment timeliness remain the weak points.
- Starting a care service
Starting a care service in Bath and North East Somerset
Test a specialist gap before you register. Mainstream placement is usually quick; need-driven out-of-area moves were 13 of 39 in June 2024.
- Primary care market
Primary care in Bath and North East Somerset
Six PCNs, 33 community pharmacies, and no contracted-service gap in the 2025–28 assessment. Opportunities are locality and pathway specific.
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