Publications

The Health and Care Bill will put integrated care systems (ICSs) on a statutory footing from April 2022. How can social care providers ensure they are involved as new ICS structures develop, to create partnerships that deliver better services and outcomes for local populations?

Simon Bottery and Sally Warren set out a radical but realistic vision of the future of social care, built around four principles of a good care system: availability, personalisation, quality and eligibility.

As the health and care system heads into a time of far-reaching reforms, David Buck and Richard Murray look at the opportunities and challenges ahead for how the new public health system and ICS will relate and work together in the future.

The Comprehensive Spending Review details the government’s plans for public spending over the coming years. It will clarify which areas of the health and care budget have not yet been addressed by recent funding announcements around the NHS and for social care reform. Here, we set out the challenges and consider steps the government could take to address them.

What are health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) and what role could they play in developments such as integrated commissioning and place-based systems of care?