Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 14 Issue 6

Editorial

Peter Thistlethwaite

Integrating Care in Community Hospitals

Helen Tucker

There is a strong tradition of integration in rural community hospitals which has been largely unrecognised in the past. The national strategy for health in England now gives…

Connected Care in Hartlepool: From Origins Towards Reality?

Gerald Wistow, Gill Callaghan

Hartlepool's connected care pilot is a partnership between residents, councillors, Turning Point, the NHS and the local council in one of the most deprived wards in England. A…

Direct Payments: What Needs to Change?

Iain Speed

The national direct payment scheme has been introduced to give disabled people more personal control over care and support needs. I have cerebral palsy, and have been a user of…

Individual Budgets: On the Launch Pad

Martin Stevens

This article presents plans to evaluate the individual budget pilots in England. The setting up of the 13 pilot projects is described, and the evaluation's questions and…

Extending Direct Payments to Those who Lack Capacity

John Dow

The White Paper (DoH, 2006) stated that the Government wanted more people to enjoy the benefits of direct payments. This article looks at the Government's proposals for extending…

Notes and Reflections

Alison Petch

Operating a Pooled Budget and Lead Commissioning Using Health Act Flexibilities: The Oxfordshire Experience

Diana Roberts

The article outlines the approach taken in Oxfordshire to pool significant County Council Social & Community Services and Primary Care Trust budgets to purchase primarily…

Partnership in Inspection: Lessons from the Review of the NSF for Older People

Deborah Klee, Jill Manthorpe

Joint reviews are an approach to partnership working between those involved in inspection and regulation. They provide great opportunities and some challenges. This article…