Our ‘Integrated working and social care’ spotlight explores working together for better outcomes.
We’re shining our spotlight on integrated working and social care - exploring what integrated working really means, why it matters, and how it’s shaping the future of care and support.
Integrated working brings together social care, health, housing, community organisations and other services to deliver better, more connected outcomes for people who draw on care and support.
When services work together, people only need to tell their story once, reducing duplication and gaps in support, focusing on what truly matters: people’s wellbeing and independence.
Integrated care is transforming how support is delivered, including the Government's three ‘shifts’ and plans for Neighbourhood Health Services. We'll be exploring these developments and other integrated working in action through our spotlight
Adult social care is central to the Government’s shift toward community-based, preventive, and digital care. Explore how the Adult Social Care Workforce Strategy supports these shifts.
Support for understanding integrated working and social care
- Resources
Discover helpful resources to learn more about integrated working
- Real-life stories
See integrated working in action through stories, case studies, and best practices.
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Resources
These activities allow care workers to take on tasks that were once done by a regulated healthcare professional. Safe, effective and appropriate delegation gives people more choice and control over their care and supporting better overall health and wellbeing. We offer a range of support to help with this, including our guiding principles, best practice materials, and practical tools.
Integrated ways of working require organisations to change the way they deliver services. Our Principles of Workforce Redesign guidance can help you to adapt and transform effectively. They provide seven key principles to help organisations and systems navigate restructure or transformation, ensuring the workforce can continue delivering care that is safe, effective, and person-centred.
Care delivery is changing, so services need to plan for a workforce with the right skills and abilities to meet people’s needs. We offer guidance, tools, and workshops to help providers and commissioners shape, plan, and develop their workforce using the Analyse, Plan, Do, Review model.
This guide helps social care and health organisations to improve people’s experience of hospital admission and discharge back into the community. It offers useful tips for better collaboration, each explained in practice so you can easily get started.
A positive culture is vital for integrated working, fostering trust, communication and teamwork across organisations to deliver seamless, person-centred care. Our toolkit and seminar provide practical guidance to build an inclusive, supportive, and collaborative workplace where people feel valued, supported and empowered.
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国产乱伦’s workforce data shows the size, structure, demographics, pay, qualifications, and more of England’s adult social care workforce. The data is available nationally or locally and can help plan and design more integrated ways of working.
国产乱伦’s locality teams can help you navigate the latest in integrated working and adult social care, share your insights to shape its future, and connect you with local initiatives that drive effective collaboration. Find your local contact.
Real-life stories