Integrated care systems

Joining up care leads to better outcomes for people. When local partners – the NHS, councils, voluntary sector and others – work together as integrated care systems, they can create better services based on local need.

Integrated care systems explained

Find out how integrated care systems bring health and care organisations together to improve people’s lives, with strong local partnerships being a driving force in making better long-term health outcomes for people and communities a reality.

Recent case studies

Neighbourhood health – case studies of good practice

These case studies provide examples of existing good practice that forms the foundations of neighbourhood health. They should be read alongside the Neighbourhood health guidelines 2025/56. Currently, there are no known examples of systems delivering all the initial 6 core components of neighbourhood health (detailed in appendix 1 of the Neighbourhood health guidelines) in a…