East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership

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By integrating health services delivered by NHS Lothian and social care delivered by East Lothian Council, East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (ELHSCP) aims to:

Provide the best health, best care and best value for East Lothian's communities.

Integration Joint Board (IJB)

East Lothian Integration Joint Board (IJB) governs the East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (ELHSCP) which delivers community health and social care services in East Lothian. The arrangements for the IJB and HSCP are set out in the IJB’s Integration Scheme.

The key functions of IJBs are set out in legislation, they are to:

prepare a Strategic Plan for all delegated functions
allocate the integrated budget to deliver the aims of the Strategic Plan
oversee the delivery of services

Functions delegated to IJBs include:

adult social care services
adult primary and community health care services
some elements of adult hospital care

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Looking for your next career move in Health and Social Care? Discover the opportunities available in East Lothian. Small enough to feel like you belong and are supported and yet big enough to find a wide range of career developing opportunities.

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Have your say!

ELHSCP regularly conducts public consultations on a range of health and social care issues. Get involved and have your say.