Integrated care

Exploring the practical challenges of working with power in the Healthy Communities Together partnerships.

Our report shares insights and evidence about how to collaborate well to build a stronger collaborative ethos across health and care services.

This evidence submission draws on our experience of working closely with local system leaders, as well as our research on primary care, community health services and integrated care in England and internationally.

Lancashire and South Cumbria Population Health and Health Equity Academy and The King’s Fund have worked together over the past year to improve population health and tackle health inequalities. Here, we outline key aspects of the co-designed approach to achieving this aspiration, and share reflections that may help others undertake a similar journey

This report provides an overview of the key actions required to tackle barriers and challenges to better partnership working between integrated care systems (ICS) and the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector.