An ‘integrated care partnership’ (which is often shortened to ICP) is a formal partnership of organisations (commissioners and providers) working together to improve the health and care of the whole population they serve.

The Fylde Coast Integrated Care Partnership, known as Healthier Fylde Coast, is one of five ICPs across Lancashire and South Cumbria – the remaining four being  Pennine Lancashire, West Lancashire, Morecambe Bay and Central Lancashire.

The five ICPs sit within the wider integrated care system across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (which is often shortened to ICS) is a partnership of NHS, local councils, voluntary, community and faith sector organisations, public sector and local communities.

Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria is the name which has been given to the ICS. The aims of the partnership are to join up health and care services, to listen to the priorities of our communities, citizens and patients and to tackle some of the biggest challenges we are all facing.

Lancashire and South Cumbria is one of the first areas in the country to be working as an Integrated Care System as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan in January 2019.

You can find out the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System here.

Neighbourhoods

Within each ICP there are a number of neighbourhoods – these are geographical areas across which groups of GP practices (primary care networks)  and other health and care services work together to ensure joined up care tailored to the needs of their local populations.

There are eight neighborhoods across the Fylde Coast which cover populations of typically between 30,000 and 50,000. Neighbourhoods will become the bedrock of health and care services in the future.