Empowering a Collaborative Approach to Integrated Care

Partners for Integration: Partners for Integration was set up in 2012 with grant funding from Scottish Government and local health and social care services with the team being managed by Scottish Care who are the Voice of the Independent Sector in Scotland. Partners for Integration focused initially on improving services for older people, with a National Lead and Development Officers appointed in many areas to ensure independent sector involvement in the delivery of the agreed outcomes for older people. The role of the team has now expanded to include a focus on all those using services for adults and a role in supporting the integration of health and social care services and innovation. Working collaboratively, the team creates the conditions for transformational change in how services are commissioned and delivered. .