...Jane Benten; Nicola Spalding The Department of Health's introduction of intermediate care recognised the need for rehabilitation following acute hospital care. The importance of rehabilitation was also stressed by a review carried out across England and Wales by District Audit. This article reports...

... resources for facilitating their safe and timely discharge home. This paper discusses the findings of an evaluation project undertaken in 2003/04 within two in‐patient intermediate care services. The service provided short‐term intervention for older people, with an emphasis on rehabilitation to enable...

...JoyAnn Andrews; Jill Manthorpe; Roger Watson Intermediate care is emerging as performing an increasingly‐significant function in bridging the care gap between hospital and home. It does not emerge from a policy or service vacuum. Relationships between statutory health and social care services...

... may be met through the care provided within homes themselves, most will require substantial contributions from NHS medical, nursing, pharmaceutical and other services. The National Service Framework for Older People (Department of Health, 2001) prioritises reinvestment in intermediate care services...

...Edward Peck; Helen Bowers © MCB UP Limited 2001 Partnerships Intermediate care Concordats Older people Whole systems NHS Plan Comment on policy Concordats for health Edward Peck and Helen Bowers Edward Peck became the Director at the Institute for Applied Health and Social...