Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 22 Issue 2

Joining up care around the individual – lessons from Vancouver

John P. Sloan

– The purpose of this paper is to describe lessons learned from a homecare practice for frail elderly people.

Social prescription and the role of participatory arts programmes for older people with sensory impairments

Nicholas Vogelpoel, Kara Jarrold

The purpose of this paper is to describe the benefits of a social prescribing service for older people with sensory impairments experiencing social isolation. The paper draws on…

Time for some home truths – exploring the relationship between GPs and social workers

Catherine Mangan, Robin Miller, Jeremy Cooper

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between general practitioners (GPs) and social care professionals by reflecting on a project (the Home Truths project…

Service user and carers perspectives of joint and integrated working between health and social care

Ailsa Cameron, Lisa Bostock, Rachel Lart

The purpose of this paper is to provide an update to a review of the joint working literature in the field of health and social care for adults, with particular emphasis given to…

New Zealand patients’ perceptions of chronic care delivery

Jenny Carryer, Fiona Doolan-Noble, Robin Gauld, Claire Budge

Care coordination for patients with chronic conditions is one aim of an integrated health care delivery system. The purpose of this paper is to compare findings from two separate…

All change: the core of integration?

Robin Miller, Helen Dickinson and Jon Glasby