... policy implementation Change management Integrated care continues to be a central theme within health and social care policy in England, at a time when the care sector is facing unprecedented challenges in terms of caring for an ageing population, alongside continued austerity measures (HM...

...Phillip Lunts Purpose There is little published research on the role of middle managers in the delivery of health and social care integration. Middle managers are critical to change management and require the skills to do this effectively. This study aims to explore what middle managers perceived...

... Health services sector United Kingdom Change management As debates continue around the impact of the Health and Social Care Act, one thing seems certain. Whatever does or does not happen next, there is going to be a much more significant role for general practice and primary care. As Primary Care...

... to determine main messages, examples and implications for practice that we could bring together with people's experiences. Carers Practitioners Voluntary sector Partnership Action research Change management Carers are one of the key partners in this agenda to create a new, high quality...

... forces and identifying sources of competitive advantage (Porter, 1979). He identifies five distinct competitive forces that may need to be addressed (Table III). Strategy Leadership Change management Collaboration versus competition The public sector in the UK – particularly in the NHS...

... to deliver change when it comes to implementing personalisation, and outlines an alternative approach based on collaborative working in communities of practice . KEY WORDS personalisation; implementation; collaboration; communities of practice; change management Introduction This article is about a new...

... for the six localities in preparation for rolling out and replicating the model. Progress is being monitored nationally as well as locally. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Integrated Care Organisation Service redesign Change management Collaborative working Integrated care pilots...

... feedback, but the response rate was low and contained no data on improvements generated. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Communities of Practice Knowledge Management Multi‐Disciplinary Working Collaborative Working Change Management &DQ &RPPXQLWLHV RI feature 3UDFWLFH 0DNH D...

... this information is being shared. KEY WORDS: INTEGRATED CARE; CHANGE MANAGEMENT Contact details: helen.tucker@secta.co.uk Context The Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland has declared that its priority is a unified system of health. It has made a corporate commitment to integration, supported through devolved...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Single Assessment Process Leadership Change Management Integrated Care feature Single Assessment Process in Hertfordshire: Investing in Change Management Stephen Casson MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, WHITLEY DELAMERE CONSULTING GROUP Dorothy Skidmore...

... WORDS: INTEGRATED CARE; CHANGE MANAGEMENT Contact details: helen.tucker@secta.co.uk Motive for change Two senior managers within the Midland Health Board, the Director of Information Systems and the Assistant CEO, had a clear vision of a way of working that would significantly improve the integration...

...-INFORMED PRACTICE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; LEADERSHIP; RESEARCH IN PRACTICE; CHANGE MANAGEMENT Contact details: elizabeth@rip.org.uk, 01803 860097 Why is leadership so key for evidenceinformed practice? The decisions made by agencies delivering services for vulnerable children and families are inevitably...

... that, while membership has benefited Dorset in terms of the development of evidence‐based practice, proof of the final outcome of improved services for children and families is not easily adduced. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Child Care Research Evidence‐Based Practice Change Management feature...