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This presentation by David Sykes delves into the concepts of integration, cooperation, and partnership working in the context of the Care Act. It covers historical milestones, the vision for integrated care, benefits, and key strategies like Better Care Closer to Home and the Better Care Fund. The focus is on improving service user experience, reducing duplication, and streamlining care pathways. Learn about Outcome Based Commissioning and the linkages with the Care Act to enhance community services.
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Integration and partnership working in the context of the Care Act Staff Conference - 10 November 2014 David Sykes, Interim Head of Joint Commissioning Collaborative
Overview of presentation • Integration, co-operation and Partnership working • Better Care Closer to Home & Better Care Fund • Outcomes Based commissioning for community services
Integration, cooperation and partnership working Not new concepts NHS Reorganisation Act 1973 The New NHS: Modern, Dependable 1997 Health Act 1999 Independence Wellbeing and Choice 2005 National Health Service Act 2006 Health and Social Care Act 2012
Vision and outcomes of Integration, cooperation and partnership working • Improve service user experience • Eliminate duplication • Streamline care pathways • Collaborate on early intervention and prevention • Improve safeguarding “The vision is for integrated care and support that is person-centred, tailored to the needs and preferences of those needing care and support, carers and families.”
Benefits of Integration, co-operation and partnership working
What does the Act say? Local authorities MUST: Ensure the integration of care and support provision with health provision and health-related provision Co-operatewith each of its relevant partners, and each relevant partner must co-operate with the authority, in the exercise of their functions relating to adults and carers Co-operate where this is needed in the case of specific individuals who have care and support needs
Better Care Closer to Home Strategy (BCCH) • Key joint strategy • Create holistic integrated community services in the community to maintain and improve people’s health and wellbeing • Shift in settings of care from hospital to community • Funding from Better Care Fund will deliver parts of the Strategy
Better Care Fund (BCF) • The BCF is a pooled budget that shifts resources into social care and community health services for the benefit of the NHS and local government • Requirement to measure impact on reducing avoidable hospital admissions and reduce length of stay
Outcome Based Commissioning (OBC) • Initiative of Richmond Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Richmond Council • Aims to transform the delivery of community services based around outcomes that matter most to local people • This model is still in development and some services will be delivered in this way from April 2015.