...Michael Clark; Marie-Anne Chidiac; Sally Denham-Vaughan Purpose In a recent paper in this journal, Clark et al. (2024) discuss insights from applying a sociologically grounded relational theoretical perspective to understanding integrating care. That paper formed the focus for an ongoing...

... in primary health care settings applied a broad range of interventions to address diverse patient needs across a spectrum of health domains, including mental health, chronic health, families, ageing, caring, housing and disability. Patients were highly satisfied with the services and valued the integration...

...Adang Bachtiar; Shania Nursiah Hasri; Cicilya Candi Purpose This paper aims to analyze the on-going implementation of the integration of health service post of elderly and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in order to better understand Indonesia’s preparedness for future integration through...

...Ricardo Correia de Matos; Generosa do Nascimento; Adalberto Campos Fernandes Purpose Integrated care has emerged as a vital approach to address the growing complexities of healthcare systems worldwide, particularly in managing the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, aging populations...

...Satu Paatela; Soila Karreinen; Moona Huhtakangas; Liina-Kaisa Tynkkynen Purpose In Finland, a major health and social service system reform was implemented in 2023. The reform introduced macro-level organizational integration of health and social services as the responsibility for organizing...

... an opportunity to address these needs and begin integrating care, but so often it is a missed one. Our purpose in this research was to evaluate an ongoing, roll-out programme that offered government funding to 17 “test sites” across England to develop integrated care as part of post-discharge “step-down” support...

... of funding pathways to advance the inclusion of social work in integrated team care. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social work Field education Primary healthcare General practice Integration Evaluation Ines Zuchowski can...

...Tiina Pesonen; Juhani Sulander; Hanna Tiirinki; Pekka Räsänen; Merja Sahlström; Ilmo Keskimäki; Timo Sinervo Purpose Integrated care is the leading approach to developing health and social care services in Finland. After the national health and social care reform, the importance of assessing...

... to deliver coordinated responses during crises depend on the level of interoperability, preparation and mutual understanding. To improve synergies, a structured partnership should be established, prioritizing common standards of care and shared best practices. Integrating military and civilian healthcare...

.... The integrated care solution proposed by Canoy et al. (2023) involves substituting formal care with informal care provided by retirees. Whilst I acknowledge the benefits associated with peer-to-peer caregiving for older adults themselves, the community and wider society I would question how realistic...

... transcribed verbatim for analysis. In a collective effort to build a patient-centered and coordinated health care system, social workers and psychologists are being progressively introduced to primary health care (PHC) settings worldwide. The present study aims to explore the current status of integration...

...Di Bailey; Gabriella Jennifer Mutale Purpose This study examined the contribution of adult social work in integrated teams in the UK. Design/methodology/approach The study design was realist, evaluation research using a mixed methods approach. Data collection methods included interviews...

...Elizabeth Welch; Karen Jones; Diane Fox; James Caiels Purpose Integrated care continues to be a central aim within health and social care policy in England. Personal budgets and personal health budgets aim to place service users at the centre of decision-making and are part of a wider long-term...

...Stefano Genovese; Rafael Bengoa; John Bowis; Mary Harney; Bastian Hauck; Michel Pinget; Mike Leers; Tarja Stenvall; Nick Guldemond The development of integrated care cannot happen without shifting towards a digitalised healthcare system via large-scale initiatives like the European Health...

... that apart from pooled budgets, past collaborative experience and local leadership are crucial elements for transforming health and social care integration in Greater Manchester (GM). Also, this study provides policy recommendations to promote effective collaborative partnerships in local practices...

... health and/or substance misuse) as well as social, financial and housing needs. Addressing these issues requires a high degree of coordination amongst services. It is, thus, an example of a wicked policy issue. The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenge of integrating care in this context...

...Livia Martin Over the past 13 years, the Government of Ontario's imperatives have been refocusing the nature of its health system. In 2006, The Local Health System Integration Act, which created local health integration networks (LHINs), established expectations regarding scope, nature...

... adults. This identified the extent and nature of literature. Several databases were searched; after screening and hand-searching, 31 were included. Findings were analysed for patterns and contradictions, against the objectives of person-centred and integrated care. Emotional intelligence...

... of a full-scale implementation of an integrated care process programme for frail older people from the staff's understanding, commitment and ability to change their work procedures with comparisons over time and between organisations. A repeated cross-sectional study was conducted in a hospital...

... is to explore leadership in the context of the policy shift to collaborative working and integration currently being pursued in the UK NHS. As ways of integrating care are being explored in other countries it can be argued that this topic may have wider policy significance. This paper is particularly concerned...