Preventative Care
Councils are focusing on integrated and localised preventative care models to tackle health inequalities and shift care from hospitals to homes.
Councils are developing integrated and localised approaches to preventative care, which involves measures taken to prevent illness or disease rather than treating existing conditions. Ealing Council is implementing a new Neighbourhood Health Model to tackle health inequalities by delivering integrated, preventative care closer to residents in eight designated neighbourhoods, as discussed in September 2026. This model aims to address specific community needs and target areas with high deprivation.
Separately, Newham Council's Health and Wellbeing Board reviewed plans for the Better Care Fund (BCF) 2026-27 in June 2026, a pooled funding programme focused on integrating adult health and social care. The BCF's strategic approach aims to maximise integrated and preventative care, shifting services from hospital settings to people's homes. Tower Hamlets Health and Wellbeing Board also ratified its Better Care Fund Plan for 2026-27 in June 2026.
No further discussions on preventative care are currently scheduled at these councils. The Better Care Fund 2026-27 for Newham, reviewed in June 2026, is set to receive £234.8 million to support its strategic approach of maximising integrated and preventative care, aligning with the Mayor of Newham's vision for residents to age well.
Key facts
- Ealing Council is implementing a Neighbourhood Health Model for integrated, preventative care in eight designated neighbourhoods. Source
- Newham Council's Health and Wellbeing Board reviewed Better Care Fund 2026-27 plans in June 2026. Source
- Newham's Better Care Fund 2026-27 is set to receive £234.8 million. Source
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