Making integration happen
During July, we’ve been focusing on integration between health and social care – exploring what integration means, why it’s important for those drawing on services and how it can benefit health and social care organisations. We’ve also looked at how people working in social care and their partners within integrated care systems (ICSs) can work together to make integration happen.
In your role, you’re able to represent adult social care and support the understanding of adult social care in ICSs. You can work with others to influence the local system and changes in local and regional policy and practice.
Throughout the month we’ve published several blogs sharing experiences and insight on integrated care from across the sector. They include:
We spoke to several ICSs to learn how they’re working effectively together to address recruitment challenges across both the social care and health sectors.
Alice McGee, Chief People Officer at Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board, discusses the crucial role of adult social care in achieving properly integrated care.
Chloe Wynn, Registered Manager at Belong Morris Feinmann, shares how she believes integration and collaboration between health and social care can prevent hospital admissions and result in a higher standard of care for those being supported.
Kate Sims, Director of People at NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, shares how the ‘Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care’ will support integration between health and social care services.
We look at how Skills for Care was able to facilitate visits to different types of care providers to help an integrated care board (ICB) member develop new relationships and gain a comprehensive understanding of adult social care needs.
We discuss the vital nature of workforce data in supporting the health and social care integration agenda.
