Welcome to the Joint Improvement Team Website

Practical support to partnerships across Scotland to deliver better health, housing and social care services

Joint working between health, local authorities and the independent sector delivers better, faster, safer, closer services. We provide practical support and advice that’s specific to local circumstances.

Focus on partnership improvement and outcomes

JIT is part of the Directorate for Health and Social Care Integration within the Scottish Government. Our key functions are performance measurement and management, and performance support and improvement.

Action Areas

These are the key action areas to support service developments and improvements:

• Care at Home
• Commissioning
• Delayed Discharge
• Equipment and Adaptations
• Governance and Management
• Housing
• Integrated Transport with Care

• Intermediate Care
• Managed Care Networks
• Performance Improvement
• Reshaping Care for Older People
• Rural and Remote
• Talking Points: User and Carer Involvement
• Telecare

What's new?

News & Events

24th January 2012

Updated Health and Social Care Data for Partnerships

Scottish Government has released updated statistics to inform Partnership Change.. (more)

22nd December 2011

JIT Christmas Newsletter

The JIT Christmas Newsletter is now available for download. This issue contains.. (more)

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Latest Updates

Revised 2012/13 Option Appraisal Template

A new Option Appraisal Template can be found in our Change Fund Library of Resources.

Community Capacity and Coproduction Resources

A new library of resources containing important reports and research has now gone live.