Evaluation of the first year of the Inner North West London Integrated Care Pilot

The Inner North West London Integrated Care Pilot has been the subject of significant attention for people wanting to encourage new models of integrated care. The pilot, which started in July 2011, aims to: improve outcomes for patients; create access to better, more integrated care outside hospital; reduce unnecessary hospital admissions; and enable effective working of professionals across provider boundaries.

Staff share information using an IT tool which allows for the identification of patients needing intensive case management, while multidisciplinary groups of local care providers meet on a regular basis to review and plan people’s care.

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