Webinar recording: Integrating Better

The purpose of this webinar, recorded on 29 March 2019, has been to introduce a new guide which captures common features of good practice of integration between health, social care and the voluntary and community sector. The guide and associated materials are called Integrating Better: new resources on health and social care integration.

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The guide - and this accompanying webinar - covers key topics such as: Leadership for integration; Promoting self-care; Supporting care closer to home; and care and support in a crisis. Developed over 16 local areas, the guide captures common features of good practice of integration between health, social care and the voluntary and community sector. If you are a director, service manager or operational staff in health and social care, then this webinar and guide could help you take your next steps towards integration.

Poll result from the webinar

What response best describes the status of integration between the NHS local authority, and voluntary and community sector services in your local area?

  1. Seamless, hand in hand – 1%
  2. Willing to work together, but room for improvement – 90%
  3. Completely separate – 9%