Readers who were interested in the Integrated Care Pilots might be interested in the end of life care pilot, presumably somewhere in Northamptonshire. These projects are to experiment with health and social services working together better (or, bearing in mind some experiences, at all). They’ll get some money to try it out, and then everyone will be expected to follow suit without any money (if it works, which presumably it will if there’s extra money and they’re keen). I often think they should give the money to the everyone who doesn’t apply, on the grounds that if they’re unkeen on working together it might be an incentive. But no, this is the Department of Health.

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This pilot will develop new models of long-term condition management to help patients remain independent for longer and have more choice in their end-of-life care. It will create personalised care plans for high-risk individuals and aim to reduce admissions to hospital.

Bit vague what they’re committing themselves to yet then apparently and although the announcements say end-of-life care, it’s obviously not a big factor.

Several of the others are of interest to palliative care and end of life care services because they’re about various long-term conditions.

Website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/IntegratedCare/DH_091112