Networks That Work: Partnerships for integrated care and services | Nesta Innovation Unit UK

Based on the experience in the UK's NHS, this report looks at how different sectors can collaborate to create services and pathways that meet the holistic needs of patients.

Key findings:

• How consortia work in practice, what the barriers are and how these barriers can be overcome.
• Case studies about how networks can support the integration of care and services in different ways, including commissioning services together, providing services together and delivering services together.
• Three core actions are necessary for partnerships to be successful: establishing a common purpose, developing a shared culture and enabling information sharing and open dialogue.