New alliance in social care and health

A major new alliance, the Coalition for Collaborative Care (C4CC), which is committed to improving care and support for people with long-term conditions, was launched on 21 November.

C4CC has people with long-term health conditions at the heart of its alliance and brings together some of the sector’s most influential national groups and organisations.

With more than 15 million people in the UK living with a long-term condition, the Coalition aims to champion a system-wide transformation in how they receive and use care and support.

This new partnership will focus on re-framing the relationship between a person with long-term health conditions and the professionals supporting them. This allows the expertise of both to be used most effectively to help the person plan to manage their condition and maximise their well-being.

It will draw strongly on the House of Care developed by the Year of Care Partnerships which highlights what is required to achieve person-centred coordinated care.

There is evidence to suggest that engaging with people with long-term conditions to co-design their care, leads to better outcomes and more successful independent living. C4CC aims to ensure that professionals and people have the right support, knowledge, skills, power and confidence to achieve this.

The Coalition will also put a strong emphasis on a much more holistic approach in which there is less focus on a person’s condition in isolation and more on the full spectrum of support that is required to enable people to be included in and play active, valued roles within their own communities – an approach developed by Nesta in its People Powered Health programme.

For further information visit http://coalitionforcollaborativecare.org.uk.