St Helens

St Helens is one of the most deprived areas in England, life expectancy for both men and women is lower than the England average. The borough faces significant challenges in improving outcomes for its residents and reducing the unsustainable levels of demand experienced by health care and community services.

The St Helens People’s Board (a multi-agency partnership established to tackle these issues) developed a new way of delivering health and care in 2018.  ‘St Helens Cares’ is the integrated health and care system that brings together the council, local NHS organisations and other services such as the police and fire service, housing and third and voluntary sector organisations.  In this way, St Helens residents:

• Will benefit from a transformed, integrated care system, in which they receive care and support which is joined up, of high quality, and affordable
• Will be supported and encouraged to do what they can to remain healthy, well and resilient
• Will live in a borough which encourages raising ambition, achieving aspirations, connectedness and supports people to make the right choices.

This will be achieved by transforming how health, care and community services are organised and delivered and shaping a model of care which:

• helps to achieve better outcomes for residents
• promotes independence and champions prevention
• works with local communities
• is clinically and financially sustainable.