Integrated care summit 2025

Integrated care systems (ICSs) have existed in one form or another since 2016 and became legal entities in 2022. They were set up to form partnerships that bring together NHS organisations, the VCSE sector, local authorities and others to take collective responsibility for planning services, improving health and reducing inequalities. Almost a decade into their journey, there are clear signs that progress is being made, but it has been uneven and difficult. What does the next decade look like in the face of a continually challenging and changing landscape?

This event from the King's Fund will explore how partners within ICSs can continue to meet challenges and drive improvements in health and care, including by supporting the three fundamental shifts outlined by the Prime Minister in a speech at The King’s Fund – a move from analogue to digital, from hospitals to communities, and from sickness to prevention – and how to embrace these shifts to improve services.

Through a series of panel discussions, presentations and workshops, we will look at what progress has been made so far in the journey towards integration that is important to uphold, and how the government’s plans, including the 10 Year Health Plan could offer further opportunities to deliver better integrated care and drive improvements in population health.

Join peers, experts and leaders to explore areas, including:

• how the vision of care closer to home can be realised
• the role digital technology can play in improving access to health and care services
• international comparisons that can be drawn on to improve services here
• the importance of focusing on prevention to improve the health of populations
• how system-wide solutions can be utilised to tackle workforce challenges
• answering the controversial questions that are often unaddressed
• how it feels to lead through change and what can be learnt from it.

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