Description
Integration has been a cornerstone of public policy, particularly across health and social care for many years. The Care Act 2014 now makes integration, cooperation and partnership a legal requirement on Local authorities and on all agencies involved in public care.
Who is The Care Act: Integration, Cooperation and Partnerships online course for?
- Those responsible for planning and delivering integrated care and support. This would include lead commissioning staff in Adult Social Care, the CCG and in other elements of the local authority such as planning and housing
- Managers in adult social care and in other parts of the local authority, health services (including the acute trusts, private hospitals, ophthalmic and pharmaceutical services) and housing providers. This would include managers of local authority, private and voluntary sector service providers
- Those involved in the governance of these organisations, in particular elected members and others who may sit on Health and Wellbeing Boards
- Staff who are impacted by, or likely to be impacted by, greater integration, cooperation and partnership working and who wish to understand some of the legislative and strategic implications of the Act
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Learning objectives
In this course you will learn about:
- What the Act says and the duties that fall to local authorities
- The duty to promote greater integration
- The duty to cooperate
- Integration, cooperation and partnerships in practice
- Working together: examples
- Integration with the NHS
- Integration with housing providers
- Integration with other providers
- Strategic planning
- Commissioning across agencies
- Integrated assessments
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements.
Course assessment and certification
Upon successful completion with an 80% or higher pass mark, you will be automatically awarded a downloadable certificate containing your name, the course title, and completion date.