...‐published Care and Support White Paper and the emerging NHS reform programme to examine changes needed if integration is to benefit individuals and carers. United Kingdom National Health Service Health care Social care Integrated care Integration Interagency working Health and social care Carers...

... Morrissey can be contacted at: y.c.m.morrissey@kent.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 United Kingdom National Health Service Elderly people Rehabilitation Care homes Occupational therapist NHS hospital beds Length of stay A key recommendation of the recent government...

... Organisational uniformity and diversity Unified commissioning National Health Service Local government Anniversary issues of journals are opportunities for taking the long view. In fact, they more or less demand a perspective which at least corresponds with the anniversary in question (20 years...

... from previous studies to provide an overview of the issues relating to patient and public involvement in the National Health Service and highlights the potential problems in the proposals as they stand at present. This paper will look at some of the mechanisms which are currently being proposed...

...Gerald Wistow Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider whether the framework for integration initiated by the White Paper Liberating the National Health Service (NHS) is likely to be more successful than previous frameworks. Design/methodology/approach The paper formulates ten...

... a future driving force for local service changes. Jo Ellins can be contacted at: J.L.Ellins@bham.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Strategic objectives Team working National Health Service Health care Public finance Local government Against this background, one...