Policy paper
Joint action on improving health through the home: memorandum of understanding
Shared commitment to joint action across government, health, social care and housing sectors on improving health through the home.
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This memorandum of understanding (MoU) is between a number of government bodies and organisations in the health, social care and housing sector. It sets out:
- a shared commitment to joint action across government, health, social care and housing sectors, in England
- principles for joint working
- the context and framework for cross-sector partnerships, nationally and locally
- how to design and deliver healthy homes, communities and neighbourhoods
- how to design and deliver integrated and effective services that meet the needs of individuals, carers and families
- a shared action plan
The organisations signed up to this MOU are:
- Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS)
- Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH)
- Care and Repair England
- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
- Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
- Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
- Department of Health (DH)
- Foundation Trust Network (FTN)
- Foundations
- Homeless Link
- Homes and Communities Agency (HCA)
- Housing Associations’ Charitable Trust (HACT)
- Housing Learning and Improvement Network (Housing LIN)
- Local Government Association (LGA)
- National Housing Federation (NHF)
- NHS England
- NHS Property Services (PropCo)
- Public Health England (PHE)
- Skills for Care
- Sitra