Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership

What Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership does

Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership (legal name: Falkirk Integration Joint Board) is one of 31 statutory integration bodies in Scotland, established in 2015 under the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 and jointly governed by Falkirk Council and NHS Forth Valley. The Partnership delivers integrated adult social care and community health services exclusively within the Falkirk area, including Self-Directed Support, Dementia Support via the Dollar Park service, Carer Support, Technology Enabled Care (telecare, including a transition from analogue to digital infrastructure), Short Breaks respite, the Living Well Falkirk advice platform, and the Alcohol and Drug Partnership. Service architecture is delivered directly through Social Work assessment and referral pathways, with community-led support funded via a £3m Community Choices participatory budgeting programme and a Power BI-based Mental Health and Wellbeing Directory connecting residents to third-sector providers.

The Partnership's technology stack is digital-health-focused rather than AI-native. Core proprietary components include a bespoke Link Worker App for consent capture and partner information sharing compliant with the Data Protection Act, the Power BI Mental Health and Wellbeing Directory, and the Analogue to Digital Telecare Project (winner of the Herald Digital Transformation Awards' Digital Communities Award). Distribution is hybrid: direct referral via Social Work teams, Self Directed Support Forth Valley as an independent advisory channel, the Care Inspectorate Care Register as a public marketplace, and community-led projects as informal access points. Marketing and engagement span Facebook, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, the main website, email communications, community events, and public consultations.

The operating model is publicly funded: the Integration Joint Board receives contributions from Falkirk Council and NHS Forth Valley and provides services free at the point of delivery. Financial pressures are documented, including a £14m five-year transformation gap in the Medium Term Financial Plan and a £4.451m overspend for 2025/26 met by additional partner funding, against £21.365m in expected reserves. Strategic direction is being formalised through a new 10-year strategic plan (first-stage engagement drew 800+ participants) and an Integration Programme Board considering absorption of Children's and Justice Social Work services, signalling expansion of remit under a 'One team' management restructure.

Name

Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership

Legal name

Falkirk Integration Joint Board

Website

https://falkirkhscp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership is a statutory Integration Joint Board, jointly governed by Falkirk Council and NHS Forth Valley, delivering publicly funded integrated adult social care and community health services to residents of the Falkirk area in Scotland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrated Health and Social Care Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Other Individual and Family Services (62419), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships (HLAJAMAD)

Keywords

• Integrated health care
• Social care services
• Adult social care
• Community health services
• Public health partnership

Headquarters

HQ city

Falkirk

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Funding: Funded through contributions from Falkirk Council and NHS Forth Valley as the two parent organizations. The Integration Joint Board receives funding from both partners to deliver integrated health and social care services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership is a statutory Integration Joint Board established under the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 to plan, resource, and deliver integrated adult health and social care services across the Falkirk council area. It is jointly governed by Falkirk Council and NHS Forth Valley and commissions operational delivery across community health, social work, and care services.

Product overview

Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership is a public health and social care integration body (one of 31 in Scotland) delivering adult social care and health services. The organization operates as a unified service portfolio rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Key services include Self-Directed Support (offering choice in care arrangements), Dementia Support via Dollar Park, Carer Support Services, Community-led Support with participatory budgeting, Technology Enabled Care including telecare, Short Breaks respite services, Living Well Falkirk advice platform, and Alcohol and Drug Partnership services. These services are delivered in partnership between Falkirk Council and NHS Forth Valley, with governance through the Integration Joint Board.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dollar Park Dementia Service: Dementia support service providing group support, activities, and assistance for people living with dementia and their carers in the Falkirk area.
• Community Choices Programme
• Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre

Products and services

• Self-Directed Support

Quantifiable outcome

• 63% of patients initially expected to enter long-term care returned to own homes with tailored support
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Royal Voluntary ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2021Link workers employed by Royal Voluntary Service work directly with teams across the hospital including front door and discharge teams. They arrange and co-ordinate support from third sector partners and conduct follow-up 'good conversation' visits with individuals.
• Dial-A-JourneycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides transport from hospital home and also collects medication and equipment, reducing delays in hospital for people awaiting prescriptions.
• Strathcarron HospicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs part of their Compassionate Communities approach, provides access to social networks and befriending services for discharged patients.
• Food TraincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMakes up food packs stored in hospital for ready access and provides follow-up support with grocery shopping and household tasks.
• CVS FalkirkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThird sector interface for Falkirk and wider district area, supporting development of vibrant local third sector and providing advice to charities, social enterprises, community and voluntary groups on funding.
• Self Directed Support Forth ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal independent support service helping people understand and choose between the four Self Directed Support options. Provides lists of potential care providers and information about becoming an employer.
• Forth Valley Sensory CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTown Break dementia support services have a new home at Forth Valley Sensory Centre, providing in-person meetings in a bright, accessible building. Partnership leverages skills and resources of both charities.
• Town BreakcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDementia support services provider in Falkirk and Stirling, set up in 1992, providing help, advice and ongoing support through groups like 'Toast and Blether'.
• Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Carers Centre providing information and support to carers of all ages in Falkirk district and Clackmannanshire, including weekly Carers Cafe, Men's Groups, Parent's Groups, and young carers support.
• National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublished report with Healthcare Improvement Scotland's iHub on Falkirk's Winter Pressures Project, recognizing positive work to improve patient flow through Forth Valley Royal Hospital.
• Healthcare Improvement Scotland's iHubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-published report with NDTi on Community Led Support initiatives including Falkirk's Winter Pressures Project.
• NHS Forth ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent NHS organization and key partner in the Integration Joint Board. Hospital at Home team based at Falkirk Community Hospital under NHS Forth Valley.
• Falkirk CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent local authority and key partner in the Integration Joint Board responsible for social work and social care services.
• Forth Valley AdvocacyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent advocacy service providing guidance and support for individuals navigating self-directed support options.
• Alzheimer ScotlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational dementia organization providing 24-hour Dementia Helpline and online information and support for people recently diagnosed with dementia.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Highland Health and Social Care Partnership: Highland Integration Joint Board delivering rural integrated health and social care services. Same statutory basis, similar adult social care and community health remit, but with a much larger geographic footprint — useful comparison on rural/urban delivery models.
• Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership: Inverclyde Integration Joint Board, a similarly-sized Scottish partnership. Directly comparable model; Marie Keirs (Falkirk's current CFO) joined from this peer, evidencing labour-market overlap between the two organisations.
• Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership: Statutory Edinburgh Integration Joint Board delivering integrated adult health and social care under the same Scottish legislative framework. Directly comparable in remit, funding model, and service mix to Falkirk HSCP, with a larger urban population.
• Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership: Largest of Scotland's 31 Integration Joint Boards, delivering integrated health and social care for Glasgow. Operates the same Integration Joint Board model with shared services on carers, dementia, community-led support, and hospital discharge.
• Clackmannanshire and Stirling Health and Social Care Partnership: Neighbouring Integration Joint Board covering Clackmannanshire and Stirling, sharing the NHS Forth Valley parent and several operational partners (e.g., Carers Centre, sensory support services). Operates the same statutory model in an adjacent geography.

Others

• Healthcare Improvement Scotland: National improvement body that co-published the report on Falkirk's Winter Pressures Project. Functions as an enabler/ecosystem participant that validates and disseminates the Partnership's community-led support model across Scotland.
• Social Work Scotland: Professional body for social work in Scotland, relevant as an indirect peer given the Partnership's social work assessment and referral role. Useful as a sector context for how Scottish HSCPs are governed and supported.

Broad incumbents

• Falkirk Council: Parent local authority providing social work and social care functions and half of the Integration Joint Board funding. Not a peer in delivery scope (the Council covers many other services) but core to understanding the Partnership's governance and funding structure.
• NHS Forth Valley: Parent NHS body providing the clinical services and share of Integration Joint Board funding. Comparable only as a broader regional health provider rather than as an integrated care commissioner; relevant because the Partnership's remit is bounded by NHS Forth Valley's footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FalkirkHSCP
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@FalkirkHSCP
• Facebookfacebook.com/FalkirkHSCP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/falkirkhscp

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Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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