Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 7 Issue 6

Editorial

Peter Thistlethwaite

Regulation of Health and Social Care — A New Berlin Wall?

C. Vellenoweth

The Government has published proposals to set up two new structures ‐ one for the regulation of social services and one for independently provided health care. This article argues…

Developing A Preventive Approach with Older People

Eileen Waddington, Mary Godfrey

There has been a growing policy emphasis on prevention and the promotion of independence for older people. Are we clear, however, what we mean by prevention and how far…

Re‐Designing Health and Social Care for Older People: Multi‐Skill Case Teams in Primary Care

Stuart Cumella, Nick Le Mesurier

This article reviews the evidence on the benefits of innovative practice‐based social work, in the context of attempts to improve multi‐agency collaboration through structural…

Involving Users and Carers in Developing Standards for Mental Health Services for Older People

Jenny Finch, Martin Orrell

Consensus groups were held, two with users and one with carers, to refine standards for evaluation of mental health services for older people. The main issues of concern were the…

Involving Users and Carers in Developing Standards for Mental Health Services for Older People

Jill Manthorpe

The National Electronic Library for Learning Disabilities (NeLLD)

John Northfield

The Information for Health strategy for the NHS (Department of Health, 1998) announced the creation of a national electronic library for health (NeLH). This paper describes a…

Chesterfield's Mental Health Housing Strategy: A Case Study in Partnerships

Ian Hill

This article sets out how a multi‐agency partnership, led by a council housing department, set up a purpose‐built scheme in the community to meet the needs of people with mental…