How will the Current Political and Economic Context Affect Integrated Working in the Medium Term? Evidence from Practice Available to Purchase

On 24th June, two days after the emergency budget, research in practice for adults (ripfa) held an event for practitioners working in adult social care and health. Participants came from 14 health and social care organisations around the country and from a range of roles; the majority were front‐line managers or senior managers, and there were also representatives from front‐line practice, project management and commissioning. This was an opportunity to consider the context in which integrated working is operating, and to discuss the likely impact of future economic and political developments. Discussions were dominated by considerations around expected spending constraints. This report draws on evidence from the presentations and discussions on the day to highlight some of those considerations and to provoke further thought and debate.