Integrated care Our work on joined-up health and care services Content Type Viewing: Our work Our work Publications Projects Blog posts Courses Events Multimedia Press releases Share this content Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Print this page Long read Integrated care systems explained: making sense of systems, places and neighbourhoods Integrated care services represent a fundamental shift in the way the health and care system is organised. This explainer looks at how these bodies are structured and the progress made before the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak took hold. Report Leading for integrated care: 'If you think competition is hard, you should try collaboration' This report explores the progress, challenges and opportunities the move towards greater integration presents, through interviews with 16 people leading or chairing an integrated care system or sustainability and transformation partnership. Integrated care: our position Video Joined-up care: Sam's story Why does integrated care matter? And what does it mean for patients? This short animation brings integrated care to life. Blog Improving the nation’s health: striking the right balance between national and local Sally Warren reflects on the findings of the Health Devolution Commission, which considered the role of ‘health in all policies’ and the balance between local and national action. Paid event Integrated care systems: where next? (virtual conference) Long read The road to renewal: five priorities for health and care Covid-19 is the biggest challenge the health and care system has faced in living memory; it's essential that lessons are learned from this experience. So how can the system build on this learning to bring about positive change and renewal? This long read sets out five priorities to help guide the approach to renewal across health and care. Blog Shielded voices: hearing from those most in need Charlotte Augst, Chief Executive of National Voices, and Dan Wellings, Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund, make the case for including communities using services in the Covid-19 response. Blog Tough challenges but new possibilities: shaping the post Covid-19 world with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector Lisa Weaks explores the challenges facing the VCSE sector and the importance of harnessing its expertise, workforce and reach in the Covid-19 response. Blog Tackling the Covid-19 outbreak in care homes: messages from a geriatrician and a health service researcher about how the NHS can help Covid-19 demands that there is closer working between care homes and the NHS to support residents to be safe and well. Researchers Adam Gordon and Claire Goodman reflect on the messages they are hearing from care home staff about what support is needed. Active project Healthy communities together The King's Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund are joining forces to support genuine partnership-working in local areas between the voluntary and community sector, the NHS and local authorities to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities. Video Afsana Safa - Lessons in leadership: from muddy fields to shiny wards Dr Afsana Safa spoke at our Annual Conference 2019 about her experiences of working as a clinical leader in informal and formal Greek refugee camps and applying this learning to working in the frontline and NHS management. Article GPs condemn new specifications for primary care networks This article was first published on the BMJ website. General practices have been working together in primary care networks (PCNs) for more than a year, but now growing numbers of GPs are threatening to pull out of PCNs and the associated contract. Richard Murray explains how this situation has unfolded and suggests some potential solutions. Video Carolyn Wilkins on place-based leadership in Oldham Carolyn Wilkins discusses how an integrated approach to care services has worked in Oldham, and shares her experience of adopting a place-based leadership model. Long read How to build effective teams in general practice This guide draws on insights from our research, policy analysis and leadership practice to outline ways in which practices can create and sustain effective teams, as they come together to form primary care networks. Long read Health and wellbeing boards and integrated care systems In the last several years there have been significant changes in how the NHS works across different services and with external partners such as local government. Richard Humphries explores how this has impacted health and wellbeing boards, and what the future holds for them. Blog An outsider’s reflections on NHS primary care reform New Zealander Martin Hefford reflects on his time in the UK and ponders the questions about primary care reform that arose from his conversations with those working in primary care, secondary care and the third sector. Blog Going Dutch in West Suffolk: learning from the Buurtzorg model of care What would holistic health and social care delivered by a non-hierarchical team look like in England? Jo Maybin makes some observations about work under way in West Suffolk. Blog Crunch time for local system plans: five things to look out for Anna Charles considers what we might learn from the local system plans currently being developed by sustainability and transformation partnerships and integrated care systems. Blog Five tips for successfully leading a primary care network Clinical leaders of primary care networks face both challenges and opportunities to bring people together to drive real change. Beccy Baird and Tricia Boyle suggest five ways to help successfully lead a primary care network. Integrated care: our position Across the health and care system, services need to be better joined-up and co-ordinated to meet people’s needs and improve their experience of care. Supporting the development of primary care networks (PCNs) If you are part of a primary care network, we can support you by providing consulting, coaching, facilitation, and training support, tailored to your needs. Video Alonzo Plough - Building a culture of health Hear about the pioneering work of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in the United States and how their framework for action that aspires to change the trajectory of health in the United States. Video Kenneth Thompson - Finding hope in the city Hear from Kenneth Thompson how health can be both a mediator for and an outcome of the interaction of people with their urban environment. This session was filmed at our Improving health in urban communities event. Got a question? Ask a librarianReading listIntegrated care and partnership working reading list A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library. Reading listIntegrated care: commissioning and contracting reading list A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library. Subscribe to our email bulletins for the latest on health and social care
Long read Integrated care systems explained: making sense of systems, places and neighbourhoods Integrated care services represent a fundamental shift in the way the health and care system is organised. This explainer looks at how these bodies are structured and the progress made before the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak took hold.
Report Leading for integrated care: 'If you think competition is hard, you should try collaboration' This report explores the progress, challenges and opportunities the move towards greater integration presents, through interviews with 16 people leading or chairing an integrated care system or sustainability and transformation partnership.
Video Joined-up care: Sam's story Why does integrated care matter? And what does it mean for patients? This short animation brings integrated care to life.
Blog Improving the nation’s health: striking the right balance between national and local Sally Warren reflects on the findings of the Health Devolution Commission, which considered the role of ‘health in all policies’ and the balance between local and national action.
Long read The road to renewal: five priorities for health and care Covid-19 is the biggest challenge the health and care system has faced in living memory; it's essential that lessons are learned from this experience. So how can the system build on this learning to bring about positive change and renewal? This long read sets out five priorities to help guide the approach to renewal across health and care.
Blog Shielded voices: hearing from those most in need Charlotte Augst, Chief Executive of National Voices, and Dan Wellings, Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund, make the case for including communities using services in the Covid-19 response.
Blog Tough challenges but new possibilities: shaping the post Covid-19 world with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector Lisa Weaks explores the challenges facing the VCSE sector and the importance of harnessing its expertise, workforce and reach in the Covid-19 response.
Blog Tackling the Covid-19 outbreak in care homes: messages from a geriatrician and a health service researcher about how the NHS can help Covid-19 demands that there is closer working between care homes and the NHS to support residents to be safe and well. Researchers Adam Gordon and Claire Goodman reflect on the messages they are hearing from care home staff about what support is needed.
Active project Healthy communities together The King's Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund are joining forces to support genuine partnership-working in local areas between the voluntary and community sector, the NHS and local authorities to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities.
Video Afsana Safa - Lessons in leadership: from muddy fields to shiny wards Dr Afsana Safa spoke at our Annual Conference 2019 about her experiences of working as a clinical leader in informal and formal Greek refugee camps and applying this learning to working in the frontline and NHS management.
Article GPs condemn new specifications for primary care networks This article was first published on the BMJ website. General practices have been working together in primary care networks (PCNs) for more than a year, but now growing numbers of GPs are threatening to pull out of PCNs and the associated contract. Richard Murray explains how this situation has unfolded and suggests some potential solutions.
Video Carolyn Wilkins on place-based leadership in Oldham Carolyn Wilkins discusses how an integrated approach to care services has worked in Oldham, and shares her experience of adopting a place-based leadership model.
Long read How to build effective teams in general practice This guide draws on insights from our research, policy analysis and leadership practice to outline ways in which practices can create and sustain effective teams, as they come together to form primary care networks.
Long read Health and wellbeing boards and integrated care systems In the last several years there have been significant changes in how the NHS works across different services and with external partners such as local government. Richard Humphries explores how this has impacted health and wellbeing boards, and what the future holds for them.
Blog An outsider’s reflections on NHS primary care reform New Zealander Martin Hefford reflects on his time in the UK and ponders the questions about primary care reform that arose from his conversations with those working in primary care, secondary care and the third sector.
Blog Going Dutch in West Suffolk: learning from the Buurtzorg model of care What would holistic health and social care delivered by a non-hierarchical team look like in England? Jo Maybin makes some observations about work under way in West Suffolk.
Blog Crunch time for local system plans: five things to look out for Anna Charles considers what we might learn from the local system plans currently being developed by sustainability and transformation partnerships and integrated care systems.
Blog Five tips for successfully leading a primary care network Clinical leaders of primary care networks face both challenges and opportunities to bring people together to drive real change. Beccy Baird and Tricia Boyle suggest five ways to help successfully lead a primary care network.
Integrated care: our position Across the health and care system, services need to be better joined-up and co-ordinated to meet people’s needs and improve their experience of care.
Supporting the development of primary care networks (PCNs) If you are part of a primary care network, we can support you by providing consulting, coaching, facilitation, and training support, tailored to your needs.
Video Alonzo Plough - Building a culture of health Hear about the pioneering work of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in the United States and how their framework for action that aspires to change the trajectory of health in the United States.
Video Kenneth Thompson - Finding hope in the city Hear from Kenneth Thompson how health can be both a mediator for and an outcome of the interaction of people with their urban environment. This session was filmed at our Improving health in urban communities event.
Reading listIntegrated care and partnership working reading list A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library.
Reading listIntegrated care: commissioning and contracting reading list A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library.
