The development of an Integrated Community Service across County Durham supports a shared commissioning vision to improve access, continuity and coordination of community-based health and care services for the local population. Please see further information below.
Our vision for Integrated Care

Briefings
Please find below the briefings that have been issued to stakeholders and added to the news section of the website.
This section will be updated as the briefings are issued.
Briefing 1 – Community Services Procurement ‘What it Means’
Briefing 1 Community Services Procurement ‘What it means’
Briefing 2 – Community Services Procurement ‘Full Tender’
Stakeholder briefing full tender FINAL 71117
Briefing 3 – Timeline Briefing
Briefing 3 – Timeline Briefing
Briefing 4 – announcement of contract awarded
Briefing 4 – Announcement of contract awarded April 2018
Accountable Care Network Bulletins
- ACN Bulletin 1
- ACN Bulletin 2
- ACN Bulletin 3
- ACN Bulletin 4
- ACN Bulletin 5
- ACN Bulletin 6
Integrated Care Partnerships Bulletin
Integrated Care Partnership bulletin edition 1
Teams around Patients (TAPS)
The foundation of the CCG’s plans has been the development of the Primary Care Home Model and Teams Around Patients (TAPs) and the reshaping of care around them increasing the responsibility and accountability for a defined (registered) patient population.

Engagement
Community Services Review – patient questionnaire
Community Services Review – patient questionnaire
Community Services Review – engagement report
Community Services Review – engagement report
Patient Experience form
If you have any experiences you would like to share – please full in this short survey before January 15th
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CommServicesCDD2017
We will produce an updated report by the end of January 2018.