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Implementation contexts of sites

CharacteristicsSite 1 (health led)Site 2 (social care led)
Local environment and populationSite 1 is classed as predominantly urban with a population close to 270,000. The majority of the population identify at White with the remaining 17.3% identifying with other ethnic groupsSite 2 is classed as predominantly urban with a population of nearly 260,000. Comparable to site 1, 84% of the population identify as White and the remaining as belonging to other ethnic communities
Implementation context
  • CLS was first introduced in 2019 as part of the site's wellbeing strategy with the aim to make health services more strengths-based

  • Phased implementation approach with the initial focus on creating awareness, establishing a team to oversee implementation and setting up one innovation site

  • CLS was first introduced as part of a wider transformation towards strengths-based practice in social care in 2020

  • Phased implementation approach with an initial focus on creating awareness, establishing an innovation team to oversee implementation and setting up one innovation site

Community hubs (as of 2024) (key activity supportive of facilitating integrated care)FourEighteen
Overall governanceSteering group comprising of senior leaders from health, social care and the voluntary sector
  • Steering group comprising senior leaders from health, social care and the voluntary sector

  • Innovation team comprising of middle managers and frontline staff involved in day-to-day activities and administration of community hubs

Programme leadershipNHS leadersLocal authority leaders
Current and/or pre-existing links to integrated working
  • Community nursing

  • Neighbourhood teams

  • Adult safeguarding boards

  • Integrated working within learning disability teams

  • Intermediate care provisions by social work team teams based in the local authority

  • Community nursing

  • Neighbourhood teams

  • Adult safeguarding boards

  • Links with primary care networks: GPs, health clinics in community centres

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