Rising to the challenge: Implications for integrated care of the “community right to challenge” provisions of the Localism Act 2011
Abstract
Purpose
This article's aim is to consider the implications for integrated care in England of the “community right to challenge” provisions of the Localism Act 2011.
Design/methodology/approach
The article's approach is an analysis of the Localism Act 2011, secondary legislation made under that Act and a review of the existing literature on the Localism Act 2011.
Findings
The Localism Act 2011 community right to challenge provisions have the potential to lead to innovative ways of providing services but they also have the potential to undermine or inhibit integrated care arrangements.
Originality/value
The article analyses the provisions of the Localism Act 2011 together with the provisions of secondary legislation which provide for its detailed operation.
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Citation
Mitchell, E. (2012), "Rising to the challenge: Implications for integrated care of the “community right to challenge” provisions of the Localism Act 2011", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 20 No. 4, pp. 241-245. https://doi.org/10.1108/14769011211255276
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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