House of Lords Public Services Committee -
Homecare medicines services deliver medicines and provide medicine-related care to patients in their homes: teaching them to self-inject, and delivering medicine that might need special transport. 500,000 NHS patients use homecare services in England, and the sector of for-profit companies providing these services is growing. The Committee heard multiple reports of delays and errors by homecare providers, resulting in patients receiving care later than scheduled. The Committee has concluded that this key service is not working the way it should and, in some cases, is causing patients serious harm. It sets out three key recommendations for improvement.