Integrated Care Systems: GuidanceThese guidance documents published by NHS England and the Local Government Association set out how NHS leaders and organisations will operate with their partners in Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) from April 2022. Read more »
Integrated approach to identifying and assessing Carer health and wellbeingThis toolkit published by NHS England clarifies the new duties on NHS organisations under the Care Act 2014 and the Children and Families Act 2014, and includes examples of positive practice of work that have proven successful in supporting carers and their families. Read more »
Dementia and People with Intellectual Disabilities: Guidance on their Assessment, Diagnosis, Interventions and SupportThis guidance published by the British Psychological Society aims to promote effective and timely assessment, diagnosis, interventions and support to people with intellectual disabilities who develop dementia. Read more »
Collaborative Care and Support Planning: an introductionThis animation, commissioned by the Royal College of General Practitioners, sets out the collaborative care and support planning process in a short, easy to understand way. Read more »
Complying with Monitor’s integrated care requirementsThis guidance published by the Department of Health will support health and social care providers to ensure that they comply with Monitor’s new provider licence that includes the requirement to provide integrated care. Read more »
Five Year Forward ViewThe Five Year Forward View published by NHS England sets out why the NHS needs to change and various models of care which could be provided in the future to deliver transformed care for patients. Read more »
Dementia-friendly technology charterThe Dementia-friendly technology charter gives people with dementia and their carers information on how to access technology. It also provides guidance to health, housing and social care professionals on how to make technology work for people based on their individual needs. Read more »
Making our health and care systems fit for an ageing populationThis report published by the King’s Fund sets out a framework and tools to help local service leaders improve the care they provide for older people. Read more »
Integrated care value case toolkitThis toolkit, published by the Local Government Association, aims to enable Health and Wellbeing Boards and local partners to understand the evidence and that impact that different integrated care models have for service users. Read more »
Improving dementia care: harmonisation of practice between primary care and memory servicesThis blog post describes an innovative initiative to create improved links links between memory services with primary care in South Manchester, inspired by the Gnosall model, now known as ‘Memory First’. Read more »