Integration: delivering better outcomes for citizens and communities; the 2016/17 Care and Health Improvement (CHIP) offer

The integration of health and social care has been a policy ambition for many years, and systems across the country are already bringing together services and doing things differently. For some, integrated care is ‘business as usual', while for others progress has been frustrated by local system pressures, which can make it harder to reach agreement.

This document sets out how we are and intend to continue working with councils and partners. We encourage your participation, comment and feedback as collectively we seek to achieve improved outcomes for local citizens and communities.