What’s integration got to do with it? Observations and Lessons

Mudi Kadu

Observations and Lessons from the Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland Study Trip to North-West London

On March 31th, 2017, delegates from the Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland (FG&V) regional hospital visited North-West London as part of an international learning exchange. The FG&V delegation team comprised of thirty-four Dutch physicians (a mix of general practitioners and medical specialists) and three policy advisors.The study trip was in collaboration with the Integrated Care Academy; designed to support clinicians, managers and policy-makers with a demonstrated interest in the successful adoption of integrated care policy and practice. The purpose of the trip was to bring together key physicians from the FG&V region to learn about essential approaches to the design, implementation and funding of integrated care. Organized as a mix of plenary lectures, facilitated discussions and a site visit, the trip sought to promote knowledge exchange from the North-West London (NWL) Integrated Care System and FG&V. This report provides an overview of this international learning experience and highlights key challenges and lessons identified by the delegates.

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Mudi Kadu

IFIC junior associate