Health Management and Policy Alert

Children and young people with disabilities and severe complex needs: integrated health and social care support and service guidance

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence -
This guidance will cover all settings in which health and social care is provided for disabled children and young people with severe complex needs, including educational settings. As well as looking at integrated health and social care support it will also aim to ensure that effective commissioning and joint working occurs between practitioners across health and social care services. The consultation closes on 5 February 2019.

• National Institute for Health and Social Care - consultations

Public guidance: NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) - 
This guidance is for people who may be in need of ongoing care and support from health and social care professionals as a result of disability, accident or illness. It explains the process used to determine whether someone is eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare and takes into consideration the changes made in the 2018 update of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare. 

• Guidance
• Further information

Leadership in integrated care systems

Social Care Institute for Excellence - 

This paper, aimed at chief executives, directors and senior managers from the NHS, local authorities, housing organisations and voluntary and community sector, is based on findings from interviews with systems leaders and a review of the literature. The NHS Leadership Academy commissioned SCIE to undertake this research to further expand the understanding of systems leadership and leadership of integrated care systems. Free registration is required to access this document.

• Report

Shifting the centre of gravity: making place-based, person-centred health and care a reality

Local Government Association -
The examples in this report aim to show what can be achieved by system leaders and staff from local government, the NHS, the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, and service user and carer groups working together to improve health and deliver person-centred care.

• Report
• Local Government Association - publications

Clinical engagement and collaboration: Newcastle Gateshead CCG

NHS Clinical Commissioners - 

The Core Cities Network is a peer-led network representing clinical commissioning groups from the eight core cities in England outside London – Nottingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol, Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester. This case study explores the value of clinical engagement and collaboration, as well as the challenges and benefits from working across different geographies.

• Case study
• Core Cities Network

How should health policy respond to the growing challenge of multimorbidity?

University of Bristol - 

There is growing awareness internationally of the increasing number of people living with multiple long-term health conditions, known as multimorbidity. Health services, including the NHS, need to adapt to address this challenge. This policy report discusses the issue of multimorbidity, and offers a summary of recommendations.

• Report
• Press release

How should health policy respond to the growing challenge of multimorbidity?

University of Bristol - 
There is growing awareness internationally of the increasing number of people living with multiple long-term health conditions, known as multimorbidity. Health services, including the NHS, need to adapt to address this challenge. This policy report discusses the issue of multimorbidity, and offers a summary of recommendations.

• Report
• Press release

Interface between health and adult social care

House of Commons Public Accounts Committee -
This report outlines the widespread consensus that integration and joint working is the right way forward for the health and social care system to deliver the best and most effective outcomes for people and their families. However, it concludes that the Government still lacks an effective overall strategy or plan to achieve its long-held aim to integrate these two sectors.

• Report
• House of Commons Public Accounts Committee - news

Open consultation: directions for integrated care providers (ICPs)

Department of Health and Social Care -
This consultation is aimed at GPs and others involved in the provision of primary medical services. It set outs the draft directions for those providing primary care as part of an ICP and asks if the draft provisions for a new ICP contract are effective and sufficient, and whether there are any other impacts the government should be aware of. The closing date for comments is 7 December 2018.

• Consultation
• Department of Health and Social Care - consultations

A year of integrated care systems: reviewing the journey so far

The King's Fund -
Integrated care systems represent a fundamental and far-reaching change in how the NHS works across different services and with external partners. This report is based on interviews with eight of the 'first wave' integrated care systems to understand how they are developing and to identify lessons for local systems and national policy-makers.

• Report
• Summary report
• The King's Fund - publications