Health and care defined

What’s the difference between an integrated care board and an integrated care partnership? What do we really mean when we talk about patient and public involvement? The health and care policy landscape is constantly evolving and the language that we use to describe this landscape changes along with it.

This jargon buster aims to demystify and clarify some of the concepts and terms that are frequently used in health and care policy. We will be updating it on a regular basis to reflect changes in the health and care system and we’d like to hear from you on what needs defining.