Briefing / Roundtable: network connection

In particular, the roundtable discussed the practical aspects of integration and the challenges that have already emerged or that will emerge as system working is formalised. They agreed that setting out the principles for joint working and establishing how places work within the overall system would be vital. And there needs to be a much more detailed understanding of how decisions in one sector affect another – both in terms of the impact on patients or service users and overall system finances.