The changing landscape of care has been high up on the news agenda of late, with more and more people adding their voice to the collective call for an approach that puts the patient at the centre of their care.

Local authorities’ Better Care Fund plans were submitted in April, generating a lot of media attention – not all of it positive. 

The Labour Party Commission on Integrated care, chaired by Sir John Oldham, published it report on Whole Person Care in March, and the first day of April saw the inauguration of Simon Stevens as chief executive of NHS England, where he pledged to transform how care is delivered outside hospitals.