PSNC Briefing 019/21: Summary of the Integration and Innovation DHSC White Paper and associated guidance documents
Published on: 5th July 2021 | Updated on: 13th June 2022
On 11th February 2021, the Government published a White Paper – Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all – setting out proposals for primary legislation which would make changes to the structure of the NHS in England.
An associated NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) document – Legislating for Integrated Care Systems: five recommendations to Government and Parliament – was published alongside the White Paper and on 16th June 2021, NHSE&I published the first version of its Integrated Care Systems: design framework.
This document is an updated version of PSNC Briefing 006/21 which summarises the key points that are of relevance to community pharmacy in all three of the above publications and highlights the potential implications for the sector.
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