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Addressing Health and Social Care in Easington: Partnership in Practice

Richard Poxton (King's Fund Development Centre, London)
Judith Smith (Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham)

Journal of Integrated Care

ISSN: 1476-9018

Article publication date: 1 October 1997

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Abstract

This Case Study examines a practical example of joint commissioning in action, in Easington, County Durham. It explores the collaborative processes and particularly the contribution of groups operating at strategic (district) and operational (village) levels. Key individuals made important contributions to the development of a truly ‘partnership’ way of working. Impacts on services began to be made but in the period of study this was more ad hoc than systematic. In spite of some tensions between the different levels of decision making and in the face of further organisational change, the challenge for Easington is to sustain the progress made and to move forward by making further inroads into needs which span various agencies' responsibilities.

Citation

Poxton, R. and Smith, J. (1997), "Addressing Health and Social Care in Easington: Partnership in Practice", Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. 5 No. 5, pp. 177-183. https://doi.org/10.1108/14769018199700034

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