Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 9 Issue 5

Editorial

Peter Thistlethwaite

The Politician's Challenge in Health and Social Care

Judith Brodie

The role of the councillor in health and social care is developing as part of the modernisation agenda and consequent legislative changes. This article explores some of the…

Can Managers Research their own Services? An Experiment in Consulting Frail, Older Community Care Clients

Charles Patmore

This article describes the test of a method for consulting frail older people about the quality of social services and their unmet needs. The method, home interviews by senior…

Real Life Research: The Ups and Downs of an Intermediate Care Study

Tessa Trappes‐Lomax, Annie Ellis, Mary Fox

This is the second article about our comparative study of joint health and social care rehabilitation for older people. We discuss what has worked well so far, and how we have…

Best Value Case Study: Commissioning Research on the Views of Older Service Users

Mary Durand, Sandra Jowett

This is a case study of the contribution of independent researchers employed to obtain feedback on performance in home care services for a Best Value exercise in Luton. The…

Care Direct — What is it and How is it being Developed?

Paul Searle

The Government last year announced the development of the Care Direct service for older people, a one‐stop shop gateway to information and help. This article describes how plans…

Managing Risk in Learning Disabilities Services: Issues Emerging from the new Learning Disabilities Strategy

Jill Manthorpe