Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 17 Issue 1

editorial

Peter Thistlethwaite

Independence and Learning Disabilities: Why we Must also Recognise Vulnerability

Rachel Fyson

Services for adults with learning disabilities are currently based on the promotion of four key principles: rights, independence, choice and social inclusion. This paper will…

The Heart of Integration

Hugh Rayner

The Medical Director of an NHS Hospital Trust in the Midlands gives a personal account of his thinking about integrated care and its importance in the immediate future. He…

Promoting Continence and Managing Incontinence with People with Dementia Living at Home: One More Challenge for Integration

Vari Drennan, Laura Cole

Mental health problems in old age have attracted policy attention in the UK over the past decade. An important issue is how to improve services for people who have both mental…

Delayed Hospital Discharge in England and Scotland: A Comparative Study of Policy and Implementation

M Godfrey, J Townsend

Delayed hospital discharge has long been of policy interest in the UK. This paper presents findings from a comparative study of policy and approaches to implementation of…

Whose Outcomes are They Anyway? Report of the Pilot Evaluation of a Joint Service

Helen Dickinson, Jon Glasby, Robin Miller, Linda McCarthy

Health and social care partnership working is often predicated on the notion that it improves outcomes for service users. Yet there is a lack of evidence linking partnerships to…

Integrated Complaints Procedures for Health and Social Care

John Dow

The Department of Health plans to reform the NHS and social care complaints arrangements from April 2009. This article looks at the proposals and considers some of the key issues.