Success is predicated on developing trusting relationships, getting the governance right and focusing on delivery in equal measure. It is difficult to make progress without this. I also think it’s important to recognise achieving integration across systems is not easy.. …the need to continuously manage complex relationships cannot be underestimated….
Partnership Southwark is here to focus on what we can achieve by working together across organisations (e.g. physical and mental health, social care, housing, voluntary sector). We recognise that we need to be led by the people of Southwark in designing, testing and developing genuinely joint solutions to address the deepest…
[Covid-19 highlighted] that there was a shift change to remote consulting/online consulting and that we were leaving behind the more vulnerable members of our patient population. Dr Aaminah Verity, Lead for Health Inequalities, North Lewisham PCN About the partnership North Lewisham Primary Care Network (NLPCN) comprises of nine practices. It…
One of the great things about the Care Connect Team service is its multidisciplinary, whole systems integrated database which includes social care data. Caroline Morison, Managing Director, Hillingdon Health and Care Partners About the partnership In 2017, the Hillingdon Health and Care Partnership (HHCP) established Care Connection Teams (CCTs) to…
We have moved into a space of dialog. Our agenda is centred around items that we can influence and control, and we are clear on what’s coming down from the system as information and things we cannot control. Sarah McClinton, Place Executive Director, and Director of Health and Adult Services,…
During the pandemic Bromley Well’s Single Point of Access has come into its own, taking up to 100 calls a day. Callers have benefited from access to a whole range of services via one phone call – from financial advice to support for their mental wellbeing. Kim Carey, Interim Director…
In the last year, we achieved something in our careers that we have never done before; we had half a million pounds shifted from the acute trust into community services to back up the work we did around discharge during the pandemic so we can continue to invest in services…
In the joint Covid response in Harrow [HHACE] allowed us to work through areas of concern across all partners with joint solutions often achieved. HHACE member About the partnership The Harrow Health and Care Executive (HHACE) is a weekly meeting of system leaders first established in February 2020. Initially setup…
Having the care home support team has assisted us as a health and social care system to provide regular and prompt health support and advice to all care homes in Hillingdon. It has ensured residents can be triaged and directed to the correct service on a daily basis preventing unnecessary…
In Barnet, we’ve shown what’s possible by taking a partnership first approach and this is having great impact for our community. Fehintola Kolawole, Head of Wellbeing, CommUNITY Barnet About the partnership The Barnet Wellbeing Service is a programme that was established in 2017/2018 as a collective process between people who…
We are excited to be part of this new development for residents of Havering, delivering a more joined up approach to care locally and collaborating with our partners in the NHS, local authority and voluntary sector to really develop and deliver an asset for the local community. Oliver Shanley, Former…
Reaching brand new voices was always a focus and put rigor behind the work. We had a map of Kingston from the outset and mapped out places we could use as touch points for seldom heard groups rather than relying on established routes like e-mail, social media or council stands….