1. Integration of Adult Health and Social Care

2. Vision
People are supported to live well at home or in the community for as much time as they can
They have a positive experience of health and social care when they need it

3. Why integrate?
To address variability of health and social care outcomes in different parts of Scotland, particularly for older people.
To make it easier to provide services to help people stay at home, rather than being admitted to hospital.
To make it easier to get people out of hospital quickly and back into a homely setting.

4. What are Ministers looking for?
Consistency of outcomes
Applies in every council and health board
Statutory underpinning
Integrated budget
Someone clearly accountable for delivering agreed outcomes

5. What are Ministers looking for? Cont.
Professionally led
Simplifies existing bodies and structures
Minimal disruption to staff and services
Robust public involvement

6. What does the evidence tell us?
Planning for populations, not delivery structures
Pooling resources – money and people
Embedding GPs, other clinicians and care professionals in the processes of service planning, investment and provision
Very strong local leadership

7. Proposals for reform (slide 1)
Nationally agreed outcomes – adults, initial focus on older people
Joint accountability across health and social care
Health and Social Care Partnerships
Jointly Accountable Officer
Annual accountability meetings

8. Proposals for reform (slide 2)
Integrated budgets
Locality service planning groups will strengthen the role of clinicians, social care professionals and the public

9. Proposed outcomes Healthier Living Independent Living
Positive experiences and outcomes
Carers are supported
Services are safe
Engaged workforce
Effective resource use

10. The Scottish Government Website: www.scotland.gov.uk
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