The Integrated Care Communities will work together to improve the overall health and wellbeing of local people by joining up local health and care services, bringing more care out of hospital and into the communities and people’s homes, and supporting people to manage their own health conditions.

The ICCs are being developed in response to the changing needs of the population which the current system is struggling to cope with. The ambition will see health and social care professionals, GPs, the voluntary sector and the community working together in each Integrated Care Community as one team to improve the health and wellbeing of local people. They are focusing on helping people to manage long term health conditions, improve access to information about healthier lifestyles and providing more care in the community and at home.