Joint working between health and social care in Herefordshire
10 August 2010
Community Care says that councils would be wise to look to Herefordshire when they draw up their plans to integrate health and social care services.
Since 2008 Herefordshire Council and the local PCT, NHS Herefordshire, have had a joint chief executive and a single management team, a single corporate plan and shared targets. They have pooled budgets for learning disabilities, equipment and adaptations and mental health and are developing one for continuing care.
Read the full article on the Community Care website.
