Integrated care services: bringing together leaders to transform services and outcomes for people living with long-term conditions

Author:
AGE UK
Publisher:
Age UK
Publication year:
2016
Pagination:
15
Place of publication:
London

Outlines the key elements of the Age UK’s Integrated Care Programme, which operates across England. The Programme brings together voluntary organisations and health and care services in local areas, providing an innovative combination of medical and non-medical personalised support for older people living with multiple long-term conditions who are at risk of recurring hospital admissions. Through the Programme, Age UK staff and volunteers become members of primary care led multi-disciplinary teams, developing tailored care plans and providing essential support in the local community. The Programme has been underway in Cornwall since 2012, with a further eight new sites launched in 2015. The document, which illustrates progress through case studies, sets out the achievements so far, including: an improvement in people’s wellbeing; people being reconnected with their communities; and a reduction in pressure on the health and care system. (Edited publisher abstract)

Subject terms:
integrated care, intervention, outcomes, older people, complex needs, long term conditions, multidisciplinary teams;
Location(s):
England
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