...” system of adult social care has been at the heart of policy debates in Great Britain. However, policy developments in Northern Ireland are more limited than in other parts of the UK, and less attention has been paid to reforming adult social care. The purpose of this paper is to examine the views...

...Áine Carroll Áine Carroll can be contacted at: aine.carroll@ucd.ie 10 02 2020 08 05 2020 09 05 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only In Northern Ireland, access to good quality palliative care...

...Derek Birrell; Deirdre Heenan Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore and assess the configuration, role and likely contribution of the new integrated care partnerships (ICPs) established in Northern Ireland. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is based on the assessment...

...Derek Birrell; Deirdre Heenan Purpose This paper assesses the recommendations and proposals contained in Transforming Your Care, the recent review of health and social care in Northern Ireland, in the context of the existing integrated structures. It is designed to promote a better...

...Karim Hadjri; Verity Faith; Maria McManus Purpose This study seeks to appraise the design of nursing and residential care homes for people with dementia in Northern Ireland using the design audit checklist developed by the Dementia Services Development Centre – DSDC. Design/methodology/approach...

...Deirdre Heenan; Derek Birrell Unlike the rest of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland has had a system of integrated health and social care since the early 1970s. Following devolution, the reconfiguration of services has strengthened this integration with a smaller number of trusts...