Implementation contexts of sites
| Characteristics | Site 1 (health led) | Site 2 (social care led) |
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| Local environment and population | Site 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 groups | Site 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 |
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| Community hubs (as of 2024) (key activity supportive of facilitating integrated care) | Four | Eighteen |
| Overall governance | Steering group comprising of senior leaders from health, social care and the voluntary sector |
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| Programme leadership | NHS leaders | Local authority leaders |
| Current and/or pre-existing links to integrated working |
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| Characteristics | Site 1 (health led) | Site 2 (social care led) |
|---|---|---|
| Local environment and population | Site 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 groups | Site 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) | Four | Eighteen |
| Overall governance | Steering 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 leadership | NHS leaders | Local 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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