IPC July 2016
- The purpose of market shaping is to stimulate a diverse range of appropriate services, both in terms of the types of services and the types of provider organisation, and ensure the market as a whole remains vibrant and sustainable. Market shaping incorporates both market intelligence and market influencing. (See What is Market Shaping.)
- This paper explores the importance of developing a place-based approach to shaping the health and care market, looking at what this means for health and social care organisations. It maps the breadth of current relationships between commissioning agencies and examines their relative strengths and weaknesses.
- The paper highlights the role of programmes such as the Better Care Fund and Sustainability and Transformation Plans in understanding the requirements of local populations and provides a list of questions to consider for commissioners looking to develop place-based market shaping approaches to delivering co-ordinated care.
- One of a series of reports from IPC on Market Sharing.
