Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 21 Issue 4

Integrating housing with care for older people

Imogen Blood

The research explored the way in which different services, providers and other key players work together in housing with care (HWC) schemes and the impact of this on the quality…

The individual as service integrator: Experience from the personal health budget pilot in the English NHS

Vidhya Alakeson

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the potential for service integration by focusing at the level of the individual rather than through structural integration or care…

Integrated care in Herefordshire: a case study

Michael Coupe

The paper draws on the experience of the health and social care system in Herefordshire to answer what, when and how improvements in cost and quality can be realised through…

Toward integrated services for dementia: a formal carer perspective

Ryan Woolrych, Judith Sixsmith

Policy has identified the need for integrated dementia services for older people. However, the role of the formal carer within an integrated framework of service delivery has not…

How effective is joint commissioning? A study of five English localities

Helen Dickinson, Jon Glasby

This paper reports research undertaken into the practices, processes and outcomes of joint commissioning at five English localities. This paper reflects on the implications of…

Editorial

Jon Glasby, Robin Miller, Helen Dickinson