Wandworth Local Health and Care Plan - October 2019

4 Health and Social Care organisations across Wandsworth have been involved in shaping and developing the Wandsworth Health & Care Plan 2019-2021. We have a shared commitment to work together, focusing where we can add value and have the greatest impact and we recognise that we all share a responsibility to ensure our social care, community, wellbeing and hospital services are as joined up as possible. As a partnership we want to ensure we have quality health and social care services that meet the needs of Wandsworth residents and will continue to do so for future generations. The additional demand on health and social care services from our growing and ageing population, the increasing number of people living with long term conditions, together with demand for new treatments and therapies are projected to outstrip growth in the budget. To meet these challenges and ensure the sustainability of our services for the future we need to rethink the way we work together to improve patient outcomes, tackle problems and make best use of all available resources. Introduction Our partnership The Wandsworth Health and Care Plan is one element of work being undertaken by health and social care partners in Wandsworth and across South West London to improve health and wellbeing. The priorities within the Wandsworth Health & Care Plan are focused on the areas where, over the next two years, we can have the greatest impact by working collectively to prevent ill health, keep people well and support them to stay independent.