Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 12 Issue 4

Editorial

Peter Thistlethwaite

Governance and Partnerships

Edward Peck, Perri Six, Jon Glasby, Chris Skelcher

Discussion of ‘governance’ has become commonplace in health and social care in recent years, and ‘good governance’ seems to be seen in some quarters as offering potential answers…

Developing New Partnerships in Early Intervention

Richard Powell, Kim Johnson, Andy Bell

Developing Interprofessional Capability in Students of Health and Social Care ‐ The Role of Practice‐Based Learning

Frances Gordon, Claire Walsh, Michelle Marshall, Fiona Wilson, Tim Hunt

The modernisation agenda in health and social care is concerned with providing an integrated service for patients/clients and their carers. This paper focuses on the nature of…

Community Partnership for Health and Well‐Being: The Falmouth Beacon Project

Hazel Stuteley, Claire Cohen

The Beacon Project is an example of a successful multi‐agency intervention in a community fraught with social and economic problems. This article first summarises what happened…

Delayed Discharge: Preparing for Reimbursement

Mark Lymbery, Andy Millward

This paper considers the development of policies to implement the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc) Act 2003 in one locality. It argues that the legislation has stimulated…

Information for Older People: The Contribution of Local Authority Websites

Norma Raynes, Dimitri Pagidas, Pat Margiotta, John Lawson

Older people currently do not view websites as a preferred source of information. This may not be a view held in the future. An exploration of local authority websites suggests…

Examining the Effectiveness and Suitability of Referral and Assessment in Intermediate Care Services

K Kotiadis, G Carpenter, M Mackenzie

This paper demonstrates how a single assessment tool can be linked to intermediate care services eligibility criteria to examine referrals and admissions to these services, by…