... 08 04 2025 20 05 2025 23 05 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Workforce development Uncertainty Primary care It is estimated that about 80% of health outcomes are related to social factors and (health...

...Joy Akehurst; Paul Stronge; Karen Giles; Jonathon Ling Purpose The aim of this action research was to explore, from a workforce and a patient/carer perspective, the skills and the capacity required to deliver integrated care and to inform future workforce development and planning in a new...

... sector. With reference to the changing health and social care reform agenda, the aims of the survey were to gather views, experiences and perceptions of working across sectors, and any workforce development needs. Findings The majority of respondents were from the NHS (80.3 per cent, 118/147...

... still seems to be the cause of much hand wringing and introspection. Having spent most of my career working in a range of joint/partnership/integrated roles in social care and health workforce development and practice, I would argue that most of the current debate on the need for a greater impetus...

...Fraser Mitchell; Claire Dobson; Anne McAlpine; Siobhan Dumbreck; Ian Wright; Fiona Mackenzie This article reports on the experiences and outcomes of a demonstrator project in Fife aimed at improving intermediate care services. The project focused on three strands: workforce development, extended...

... out by the White Paper• a local framework to deliver primary social care, with the primary care trusts and local government working as one• a common set of cultural values throughout health and social care• clear and agreed funding arrangements, along with a workforce development programme to keep...

...: the adoption of flexible team structures, flexible worker roles and flexible employment structures. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Intermediate Care Workforce Development Workforce Flexibility special feature Promoting Flexibility in the Intermediate Care Workforce Susan Nancarrow SENIOR LECTURER...