Abstract
Integrated Care Systems join up health and care services, so people have the support they need, in the right place at the right time. The aims include improving outcomes in health care, tackling inequalities in access and enhancing productivity and value for money. This is needed for neuroscience care as the traditional delivery of neuroscience care is inefficient, outdated, and expensive and can involve complex referral pathways and long waiting times. In preparation for the formation of the integrated care system, a novel innovative collaboration across multiple NHS trusts developed across North Central London in 2021. We developed a model where neuroscience specialists engage in collaborative care with clinicians outside of the specialist hospital setting. Pivotal to the pathway is a multidisciplinary meeting and collaborative working enables joint clinical reviews, diagnostics and medication initiation. This innovative collaboration has already significantly improved access, addressed inequalities due to borough variation and enhanced the delivery and quality of neuroscience care in our ICS. It is a translatable model that can be adapted to suit other regions in the UK. It fulfils many of the objectives of the integrated care system and these benefits are seen without the need for significantly more resource.
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