If we are successful people will:
- be supported to live a healthy happy and fulfilled life, with the knowledge and resources to prevent ill health and maintain their independence at home;
- find it easier to access the health and care services they need wherever they live and have more say over the services they receive and greater trust in their quality, effectiveness and safety;
- receive appropriate and timely care when they need it, from skilled and valued staff.
In the strategy, we provide more detail about the differences we hope to achieve. These are described through a series of We and I statements.
Examples of the change partners and residents should expect to see over the next ten years are below. Please read the full strategy for more information.
All our local partners have contributed to the development of our first integrated care strategy. It is important it remains flexible and evolves with local needs.
We want it to be a collective, central resource that is accessible by all, to enable everyone to be part of the work of the Integrated Care System going forward.
It is only through listening and working together that we will successfully make the change that will bring about the necessary improvements in the health and wellbeing of our population.
Find out how you can get involvedThe good folk who live and work in Essex aren’t concerned about which organisation or agency provides a service or how it is funded. Health visitor, school nurse, district nurse, social worker, doctor, consultant or pharmacist – NHS, local authority, voluntary sector, or private provider – jargon and acronyms, referrals processes and thresholds – These things are of little if any concern to residents. We are supporting the Integrated Care Partnership because we want to put all that to one side, and focus squarely on putting the resident first, ensuring they get the support they need to live healthy happy lives, and access to high quality services when needed. That will be the measure of success for us.