Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 30 Issue 2

Editorial

Axel Kaehne

Enablers and barriers in adopting a reablement model of domiciliary care

Erin King, Alys Young

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effectiveness of reablement as an outcome-focussed commissioning model within the English domiciliary care market from the perspective…

Multiagency working between children's social care and schools during COVID-19: case study experiences from English local authorities and international reflections

Mary Baginsky, Jill Manthorpe

A multiagency approach to supporting and enhancing child welfare lies at the heart of policies and practice in England and many other countries. The assumption is that if…

Challenges and chances for local health and social care integration – Lessons from Greater Manchester, England

Ming-Fang Chang

Sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) were introduced to England, asking 44 local areas to submit their health and social care plans for the period from October…

Auditing integrated stroke care to support quality improvement activities: development of a peer-to-peer audit framework

Bianca Buijck, Bert Vrijhoef, Monique Bergsma, Diederik Dippel

To organize stroke care, multiple stakeholders work closely together in integrated stroke care services (ISCS). However, even a well-developed integrated care program needs a…

Translating research into health practice: a case study of integrated palliative care system in Catalonia, Spain

Meritxell Mondejar-Pont, Xavier Gómez-Batiste, Anna Ramon-Aribau

Research findings provide the professional community with knowledge that enables to better understand healthcare interventions. Many authors point out that whilst these findings…

Transferable learning about patient and public involvement and engagement in gambling support services from health and social care: findings from a narrative review and workshop with people with lived experience

Caroline Norrie, Stephanie Bramley, Valerie Lipman, Jill Manthorpe

The involvement of patients or members of the public within public health, health and social care and addictions services is growing in the UK and internationally but is less…

Discourses of middle managers' cross-boundary collaboration in health and social care

Anneli Hujala, Helena Taskinen, Sanna Laulainen, Charlotte Klinga, Sandra Schruijer

In the implementation of integrated care, the role of managers is important and their mutual collaboration should be addressed more visibly. The purpose of this study was to…

“One of the team” patient experience of integrated breast cancer care

Helen Tucker

This paper presents my experience of breast cancer care in which I describe my care as positive and integrated.