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The tartan road: the Scottish route to health and social care integration
- Author:
- PETCH Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 6(1), 2012, pp.16-25.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Plans for health and social care integration in Scotland were announced in December 2011. Under the proposals the existing community health partnerships are to be replaced by health and social care partnerships which will be the joint and equal responsibility of the NHS and the local authority in each area. The partnerships are intended to deliver integrated care and support in the community, with an initial focus on services for older people. This article explores the proposals in the context of earlier developments in Scotland, the evidence on effective models for integrated working, and the existing community health partnerships. It draws on the findings of an evidence review commissioned from the author by the Scottish Association of Directors of Social Work. It also looks at the Reshaping Care for Older People programme launched in 2011, and the work of the community health partnerships. The article notes the 7 proposed health and care integration outcomes set out in the formal consultation on the integration proposals, and identifies and discusses factors most likely to lead to successful implementation of the proposals.
Intermediate care: what do we know about older people's experiences?
- Author:
- PETCH Alison
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 37p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Traditionally ‘intermediate care’ has often been used to refer to a range of services at the boundary of primary and secondary care, although there have been differing assumptions as to the goal of intermediate care, the intensity of support provision and the appropriate target groups. Confusingly, intermediate care has also been used within the hospital as a term for units located between the intensive care unit and the general ward. The current form of intermediate care provision started to shape up with the NHS Plan. This proposed a range of intermediate care services designed to bridge between hospital and home and to: help people recover and regain independence more quickly; bring about swifter hospital discharge when people are ready to leave; and avoid unnecessary long-term care.