They were managed by the Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Strategic Health Authority which was merged into NHS East Midlands in 2006.
A virtual 256-bed ‘hospital’ called Intensive Community Support has been established with staff of about 170 organised in five joint teams of district nurses, community mental health nurses, GPs and social workers focused on keeping patients out of hospital.
[5] The three clinical commissioning groups decided to appoint a single accountable officer and management team in December 2018 with a view to a merger.
Blaby District Council hosts a team of technical housing and grants officers, occupational therapists and adaptations specialists which is to be extended to the whole county.
In 2022 the integrated care partnership announced plans to develop virtual wards, supported by Spirit Health.
Their remote monitoring platform, Clinitouch, will support health specialties including heart failure, frailty, and COVID-19.
The Sustainability and transformation plan envisages a cut of 40%, £29 million, to the NHS Continuing healthcare programme which supports more than 1300 patients in the county.
[13] Their main objective is to inform the local health and social care committees and boards of the community's opinions.