INTEGRATION - working together to meet people's complex needs » Integration

I think commissioners and NHS England should get together and make contractual changes and create incentives to all health care providers to stop talking about integrated care and to start to provide it for patients.

What sort of incentives do you think would have the most impact?

Maybe they should start with a joint accountability to deliver a healthier person or at least a more satisfied person at the end of their care. I know not everyone is going to get better but unless the parties involved have the same objectives they will tend to work against one another. I don't think giving different organisatons responsibilities for different bits of the package works unless they can't send the (one) bill until all is sorted