Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System (STWICS)

The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System (STW ICS) is a partnership of NHS Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board, the two local authorities (Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council), GP practices, the hospitals, and the voluntary and community sector.

The partnership, known as the STW ICS, comes together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services in the local area.

Working closely together in a more joined-up way means we can have closer links to our communities and develop more effective local services, which will improve the lives of our population and reduce inequalities in health access and outcomes.

What does this mean for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)?

The partnership supports better outcomes for children and young people with SEND for a number of reasons, including:

• We can work together more easily, with more joined up services
• We can commission services at scale
• We can solve common issues together and with people and communities
• We can share good practice
• We can adopt consistent approaches across a larger area, eg in relation to transition and early identification
• We can achieve more integrated commissioning and delivery

For more information visit the NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin website.