‘Keep It Local’ with West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership becomes the first ‘Keep it Local’ Integrated Care System in the country. The West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership has become the first ‘Keep it Local’ integrated care system (ICS) in the country following agreement at the Partnership Board in March. The Partnership now joins the five local authorities across West Yorkshire who are ‘Keep it Local’ councils.
In the face of pressures on health and social care, this national initiative is focused on how the NHS works with its partners to prioritise supporting, partnering with and commissioning local Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector partners. We recognise how local VCSE partners produce high-quality people-centred services with intrinsic social value that is a vital for a progressive integrated care system with unique expertise and insights to reduce health inequalities in communities.
We will adopt the principles and approach outlined by Locality in their new report, Keep it Local for Better Health: How Integrated Care System can unlock the power of communities, launched in February 2024.
Find out more about what this means for West Yorkshire at the link below.