...Manbinder Sidhu; Gemma McKenna; Frances Wu; Ian Litchfield; Jon Sussex Purpose To understand the impact vertical integration between primary and secondary care providers has on the patient journey regarding access to and overall experience of care. Design/methodology/approach Cross-comparative...

... for and the impediments to varied UK policy developments in integrating health and allied services. We aim to shed light on how the policy of integrated care has developed in the UK and draw out lessons for modern‐day policy makers. Knowledge base Horizontal and Vertical Integration in the UK: Lessons from History...

... Horizontal integration Vertical integration Health care Social care Understanding policy The Three Ps in the NHS White Paper: Partnership, Privatisation and Predation: Which Way will it Go and Does it Matter? Bob Hudson School of Applied Social Sciences, University of Durham, UK Contact details...

... Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust to progress towards a form of vertical integration for older people's care. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Torbay Devon Seamless services Older people's care Partnership Vertical integration Integrated care pilot IC...

...Angus Ramsay; Naomi Fulop; Nigel Edwards This paper reviews the evidence base for vertical integration in health care. We describe its impact on organisational structures, on how services are provided, and on such outcomes as cost, clinical outcomes and patient experience. We also outline...

... approaches which can stimulate and support this. He illustrates the way change has been approached in local services, with particular emphasis on supporting self‐care and on primary care/secondary care partnership (or vertical integration). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Integrated Care...