Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 18 Issue 3

Editorial

Peter Thistlethwaite

Tackling Whole‐Systems Change: The Trafford Framework for Integrated Services

Martin Connor, George Kissen

This article describes the strategy for delivering integrated care in Trafford on a whole‐systems basis. It describes an approach to integrating services across primary care…

Integrating Care: From Horizontal to Vertical Integration

Helen Wilding

This article will outline the work being carried out in Torbay to provide more seamless services for people aged 65 and over. Torbay Care Trust is one of 16 DH pilot sites for…

To Care or not to Care?

John Dow

Health and local authorities have statutory responsibilities to provide care for patients and service users. In some circumstances they may also owe a common law duty of care…

Increasing Independence for Older People through Good Street Design

Rita Newton, Marcus Ormerod, Elizabeth Burton, Lynne Mitchell, Catharine Ward‐Thompson

The design and maintenance of the physical external environment facilitate people's ability to get out and about. In particular, effective design of the neighbourhood street can…

Hospital Discharge: A Descriptive Study of the Patient Journey for Frail Older People with Complex Needs

Fraser Mitchell, Mhairi Gilmour, Gordon McLaren

This paper reports on a descriptive study using locally available health and social care data relating to the patient journey of a cohort of frail, older people with complex…

Integrated Hospital Discharge in Torbay: Results from a Pilot Project

Lesley Wade

This article reports on the experiences and evaluations of piloting health and social care discharge co‐ordinators in acute and community hospital settings. Benefits were felt…

Lanarkshire's Managed Care Network: An Integrated Improvement Collaborative

Anne Hendry

Managed care networks enable virtual integration of health, social care and housing service delivery. When focused on outcomes and experience for service users and carers, they…