How can the health and social care workforce meet the challenge of integrating services?

How can the health and social care workforce meet the challenge of integrating services? Meeting the integration commitments laid out by the NHS Five Year Forward View won’t be easy. Here are three of the main challenges

What are the ingredients for a truly clear integrated health and social care service model? To help drive this agenda, Skills for Health and Skills for Care gathered experts from both sectors to discuss how integrated services can be realised and what barriers need to be broken down to achieve this. The outcomes of the discussions will surprise you.

Among the many improvements stipulated in NHS England’s Five Year Forward View – particularly when considered alongside the Care Act 2014 – is a new model enabling health and social care services to work cohesively together. The concept of integration will mean something different depending on the type of service provider you are. One of the issues discussed was how organisations can seamlessly integrate their workforces to meet the demands of long-term integration and ultimately deliver better outcomes for citizens. Continue reading... The Guardian