Integrated care pilots expansion

Following successes in the original 16 integrated care pilots, the programme has been expanded to encourage and facilitate the sharing of knowledge among a wider range of stakeholders and identify further initiatives. The DH is inviting potential participants to submit their completed self-assessment forms. Further guidance on the submission process is available from the DH website.

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Integrated care pilots: an introductory guide

This introductory guide to the national programme of integrated care pilots and evaluation provides a summary of the work each pilot will be doing as they implement and test their models of integrated care.

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HSJ Conference - Commissioning and Delivering Integrated Care 8th October 2009

HSJ are delighted to announce their commissioning and delivering intergrated care conference on 8th October 2009 in London. This important national conference, is the next in their series of not-to-be-missed World Class Commissioning events. This day has been specifically designed to provide direction, drive-up integrated commissioning competencies and explore models of best-practice. Click here for further information and to book your place.
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Integrated Working in Health and Social Care - Second New Ways of Working Conference

The aim of this conference is to showcase examples of innovative new ways or new types of working and look at where health and social care are making a difference to service users by working in partnership. There will also be opportunities to look at developments in the health or social care sector which have benefited service users from one sector and may provide useful learning for those working in the other sector. The conference will be held on 11th and 12th June 2009 at the Renaissance Hotel, Heathrow, London. For further details and to book your place click here.

Integrated care pilot programme - prospectus for potential pilots

The Department of Health is to pilot a new clinically-led models of integrated care.

Please click here to view the prospectus which invites innovative applications from clinicians, care professionals and managers. It sets out the scope of the programme and the process for selection.

New Pilots of Integrated Care

Following the publication of the NHS Next Stage Review and Primary and Community Care Strategy, the Department of Health has announced plans for new pilots of integrated care. Innovative clinicians will be invited to put forward proposals for pilots that involve working more collaboratively across primary, community and secondary care, and health and social care boundaries. The DH will be looking at ways in which PCTs can commission more integrated services and deliver more seamless, patient-centred care. For more information, email: integratedcare@dh.gsi.gov.uk.

NHS Alliance Sets Out Integrated Care Framework

The NHS Alliance has set out a proposed framework for the new integrated care pilots announced in Lord Darzi's next stage review. Along with goals such as clinical quality and financial accountability, it recommends putting an emphasis on prevention and reduction of ill-health; promoting collaboration across primary, community and secondary care boundaries, and across health and social care boundaries; and requiring that proposals should cover the whole disease spectrum. Read the NHS Alliance summary document here.