The care and health improvement programme (CHIP) provides support for social care, integration and health, and the building the right support (transforming care) programme for autistic people and people with a learning disability.
Our Government funded sector support programme for care and health, is co-produced and delivered with ADASS, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services in England.
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In this section:
Innovation and transformation
Our support offer helps councils in the design of care and support, assists in the innovative use of digital technology and supports effective information sharing across social care and health.
Working with hospitals
Working better with hospitals is essential in developing good integrated health and care services, be that to reduce demand for acute services, as well as to ensure people are discharged home in a safe and timely way.
Regional contacts
Contact details for our regional advisers
Childhood Obesity Trailblazer Programme
The five Trailblazer projects are in Birmingham, Bradford, Lewisham, Nottinghamshire, and Pennine Lancashire.
Commissioning and market shaping
Supporting councils and providers in their commissioning and market shaping activities is a key element of our work.
Health and wellbeing systems
Health and Wellbeing Boards are a statutory forum where political, clinical, professional and community leaders from across the care and health system come together to improve the health and wellbeing of their local population and reduce health inequalities.
Shaping Places for Healthier Lives: about the programme
We are working in partnership with The Health Foundation on this programme to support local government-led partnerships to tackle the wider determinants of health, and to share learning about effective ways of shaping places for healthier lives for all.
Care and health improvement programme regional contacts
Contact details for our care and health improvement advisers
Public health and prevention
Supporting councils in their work to address the wider determinants of health
Managing risk in adult social care
Supporting councils to manage sustainability and delivery risks
Efficiency and sustainability in adult social care
Helping councils develop innovative, efficient and sustainable approaches in care and health services
Safeguarding resources
Resources to support local areas’ roles and responsibilities in keeping people safe.
Autistic people and people with a learning disability
We work with key national organisations to support councils to improve support for autistic people and people with a learning disability.
Adult social care workforce
High quality care and support services are dependent upon a highly skilled and valued workforce, appropriately rewarded for their work and the vital impact that it has on people’s lives.
Place-based tools and information for care and health
Toolkits, data tools and information to support local improvement and better health, wellbeing and social care outcomes