St Helens Cares
Is a local, integrated care system (sometimes called “accountable care” ) where partner organisations join up services to manage demand, reduce costs and improve people’s outcomes
What is St Helens Cares?
- A local, integrated care system (sometimes called “accountable care” ) where partner organisations join up services to manage demand, reduce costs and improve people’s outcomes
- There is no single model for such a system and so local context is important for shaping the approach taken in different areas
- In St Helens, we are taking a unique and transformational approach, with the development of St Helens Cares
- Why is it unique?
- Other models focus purely on health and social care
- St Helens Cares includes a wide range of partners
- Focus on locality based working
Who's Involved?
St Helens Cares brings together a wide range of Statutory organisations working together to improve the lives of the people of St Helens. Organisations include:
- NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group
- Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Torus
- Healthwatch St Helens
- Halton and St Helens Voluntary Community Action
- St Helens Council
- National Probation Service
- Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
- Merseyside Police
Our vision
“Improving people’s lives in St Helens, together, by tackling the challenge of cost and demand”
What does this mean for the people of St Helens?
Our local community will:
- Benefit from a transformed, integrated care system, in which they receive care and support that is joined up, of high quality, and affordable
- Be supported and encouraged to do what they can to remain healthy, well and resilient
- Live in a borough which encourages raising ambition, achieving aspirations, connectedness and supports people to make the right choices
Developments to date
St Helens Cares Stakeholder Forum
More information
If you would like more information please contact us on 01744 627596 or email engagement@sthelensccg.nhs.uk
