Identifying and mobilising knowledge of 'what works' in an integrated care programme / Identificando y movilizando el conocimiento de lo "que funciona" en un programa de atención integrada

Abstract

Introduction: The Integrated Care and Support Solihull (ICASS) Programme was launched in 2014 and aims to deliver sustainable and high quality integrated health and social care services to the people of Solihull (a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England) through a long-term strategic approach. The programme consists of three 'workstreams': Prevention and Early Intervention, Out of Hospital Care and Hospital Transformation. These are each associated with a number of specific integrated care projects. To date, ICASS activities have focused on developing a system approach to managing and delivering the programme with most project implementations to begin in the summer of 2015. Methodology:The Strategy Unit (Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit, National Health Service, England) place this in the context of the evidence-base in order for ICASS to refine programme management and implementation. The study design was co-produced with the ICASS director to ensure its relevance.