New resource will provide practical and user-friendly help to commissioners and providers

The Local Government Association (LGA) and the National Collaborative have developed a toolkit to answer some of the pressing, practical questions facing those trying to plan and deliver localised person-centred care.

The challenges of integration are well known. The joining up of services is common sense in principle, but its effective implementation is another matter. Commissioners and providers are struggling to understand exactly which models of integrated service delivery are relevant to their area, and which ones will help them achieve the care improvement and financial targets they are facing.