Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 27 Issue 2

Does integrated care have a future?

Axel Kaehne

Integrating health and care in the 21st century workforce

Matt Aiello, Julian D. Mellor

The NHS needs to adapt as never before to maintain and plan for an integrated and sustainable multi-professional workforce, spanning all health and care sectors. This cannot…

Exploring an integrated palliative care model for older people: an integrative review

Marina Raco, Teresa Burdett, Vanessa Heaslip

Due to an international ageing population, global health organisations have recognised the challenges arising from fragmented interaction between health and social sectors in the…

Co-designing integrated care for high-needs clients: the Help Team for school-aged children

Tuula Tuominen, Mari Harju, Erja Oksman, Anneli Hujala

The purpose of this paper is to describe a Finnish pilot project aiming to support high-needs clients in their everyday lives by developing an integrated care approach based on…

Roles and responsibilities in integrated care for dementia

David Robertshaw, Ainslea Cross

Effective integrated healthcare systems require capable, trained workforces with leadership, shared governance and co-ordination. The purpose of this paper is to characterise…

A critical evaluation of integrated care: a case study of the supported discharge service

Rachel Louise Ware

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the Supported Discharge Service as a case study of integrated care. The paper will critically evaluate integrated care with regard to…

HealthPathways implementation on type 2 diabetes: A programmatic evaluation (HIT2 evaluation)

Josephine S.F. Chow, Veronica Eugenia Gonzalez-Arce, Chun Wah Michael Tam, Ben Neville, Alan McDougall

The purpose of this paper is to appraise the development, implementation and acceptance of HealthPathways (HP), specifically in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), at different…

Conceptualizing “project resiliency”: A qualitative study exploring the implementation of coordinated care within a context of system change

Laura M. Holdsworth

To meet the multidimensional needs of patients, health services are increasingly implementing complex programmes of care through partnerships between public, private and voluntary…

Integrated care for community dwelling older Australians

Jennifer Mann, Sue Devine, Robyn McDermott

Integrated care is gaining popularity in Australian public policy as an acceptable means to address the needs of the unwell aged. The purpose of this paper is to investigate…