Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 19 Issue 3

When meanings blur, do differences matter? Initiatives for improving the quality and integration of care: conceptual matrix or measurement maze?

Walid El Ansari

The purpose of this paper is to consider some notions that are currently in use in integrated care, with the aim of exploring whether these notions improve the quality and…

Health and wellbeing boards

John Dow

This paper seeks to look at proposals in the Health and Social Care Bill for the establishment of health and wellbeing boards.

The life and times of the boundary spanner

Paul Williams

The purpose of this paper is to explore, in some depth, the role and nature of boundary spanners – a dedicated cadre of people who operate within collaborative arenas; to identify…

Together we are better? Strategic needs assessment as a tool to improve joint working in England

Jo Ellins, Jon Glasby

This paper seeks to report the results of a national survey to explore preparations under way by local authorities and primary care trusts (PCT) for the duty to conduct a joint…

Uniformity or equality? Integration, equity and the challenge of personalisation

Sarah Carr

This paper aims to argue that the inflexible administration and funding silos which characterise a health and social care system focused on uniform provision is no longer working…

Editorial

Peter Thistlethwaite

Change of ownership for Pier Professional