England is now, as of July 2022, divided into 42 area-based Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), covering populations of roughly 500,000 to three million people.
It’s no small task, but this joined-up approach is the future of healthcare, and it has the power to achieve excellent healthcare outcomes.
This is particularly important when we consider projected increased workforce demand on top of both staff shortages and record-high waiting times for routine hospital treatment.
As both whole-body health advocates and digital health specialists, we’ve seen first-hand how integrated care systems can really work – to the advantage of both the patient and the healthcare professional.
Our Joint CEO, Alison Meadows explored the how in an article for The Journal of mHealth…
We have successfully secured our place as an approved supplier on the UK Government’s landmark G-Cloud 15 framework (RM1557.15). Administered by the newly formed Government Commercial Agency (GCA), G-Cloud 15 represents a £14 billion commercial agreement designed to connect public sector buyers with top-tier, extensively evaluated cloud software and technology.
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