Case studies

Derbyshire County Council has been working with local partners to develop and deliver a clear plan for use of the improved Better Care Fund. The approach is helping to maintain capacity across both social work and the independent sector, and supporting system flow and hospital discharges. This example of how local areas are working to implement overall system change forms part of our managing transfers of care resource.

Partners in Leicester have taken a five-stage approach to improving discharge and avoiding unnecessary admissions. This example of how local areas are working to implement overall system change forms part of our managing transfers of care resource.

In September 2016 these separate schemes were merged to form the admission avoidance and discharge service (AADS). This example of a local initiative forms part of our managing transfers of care resource.

For Newcastle Gateshead CCG, one of the very best things occurring as a result of being part of the NHS England New Care Models programme has been the opportunity to test and evaluate new models. This example of how local areas are working to implement overall system change forms part of our managing transfers of care resource.

Managing transfers of care: an example of how a local area is working to implement system change. The model in Hull, which forms part of a system- wide approach to reducing delayed transfers of care, is based on the principle of ‘active recovery’.

This example of a local initiative forms part of our managing transfers of care resource. In 2015, a whole-system review looked at the interface between social care and health. This improved working relationships, and enabled open and honest system challenges.

The ASSIST– advocacy, sustainment, supporting independence and safeguarding team – scheme brings together teams from the district council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mansfield and Ashfield Clinical Commissioning Group, and Nottingham Trent University. This example of how local areas are working to implement overall system change forms part of our managing transfers of care resource.

Sheffield, like other areas across the country, has found itself under a lot of scrutiny both regionally and nationally because of its delayed transfers of care (DTOC) performance. This example of how local areas are working to implement overall system change forms part of our managing transfers of care resource.

Following a review by the Emergency Care Improvement Programme (ECIP) in October 2016, County Durham and Darlington Local Area Delivery Board has implemented a system-wide set of changes to improve performance. This example of a local initiative forms part of our managing transfers of care resource.

Bradford District and Craven has a population of around 590,000 people. It is divided into two health and care partnership areas with distinct geographies and demographics. This example of how local areas are working to implement overall system change forms part of our managing transfers of care resource.