Integrating health and social care teams in Salford
- Authors:
- SYSON Glyn, BOND Julian
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 18(2), April 2010, pp.17-24.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Salford, a diverse city with a population of 218,000 people, is ranked as the 15th most deprived local authority in England. It has a long history of partnership working between health and social care, notably with integrated services supporting people with mental health problems, learning difficulties and physical disabilities. This article describes how, after a 2005 pilot, Salford City Council and Salford Primary Care Trust have established eight ‘integrated health and social care teams’ across the city, supporting older people and vulnerable adults. The teams are aligned with GP practice-based commissioning clusters. After the evaluation of the initial pilot, the local authority identified success factors, barriers and lessons learnt which were used in order to plan and roll out a systematic implementation across the city. The evaluation and subsequent staff development programme supporting change management were designed and delivered in partnership with Manchester Business School. This article highlights how improved access to, and delivery of, services were achieved.
- Subject terms:
- integrated services, older people, organisational structure, organisations, social care, social care provision, staff development, vulnerable adults, adult social care, change management, district nurses, health care;
- Content type:
- practice example
- Location(s):
- England
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN print:
- 1476-9018