Looking at the experiences of Pegasus Health, a clinically led, management-enabled primary care network of general practices in Canterbury, gives some hints to how a solution can be achieved. Pegasus Health supports more than 350 GPs in 100 practices within the Christchurch and Canterbury area to deliver care for 420,000 enrolled patients.
The vision that drove the transformation of the Canterbury health system and that has continued to be its focus is one orientated around care that is people centred, that is connected and that aims not to waste patients’ time: in other words, care that is provided at the right time, by the right person, in the right place.
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A key recommendation of Better Births was that NHS England should: “seek volunteer localities to act as early adopters” to harness enthusiasm for change and test the model of care described in the report.
To achieve this, we are now calling for expressions of interest from local maternity systems to test models of care to improve maternity services. We are expecting local maternity systems to align with Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) footprints, so applications will need to be supported and approved by the identified leads for the STP footprint areas.
Our briefing paper, Joining Up Public Services around Local, Citizen Needs, identified five perennial barriers that repeatedly hinder integration at a local level, as well as several insights into how to tackle them. Limited sharing of what works (and doesn’t work) emerged as a critical barrier that needs urgent attention.
Includes section about integrated primary and acute care systems that are part of some vanguards. Cites Salford example that has social care at its heart. Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
‘Support from the Start: Commissioning for early intervention in mental ill health’ showcases four projects where CCGs and their partners are tackling the challenge of early intervention and draws out tips from the commissioners and practitioners involved in their development and delivery.
Adult Medium and Low Secure Services:
West Midlands: Birmingham and Solihull FT (with South Staffordshire & Shropshire Healthcare NHS FT and St Andrews).