Report looking at how services for older people can be improved via closer collaboration between the NHS and social services and between independent sector service providers and social services. Case studies illustrate how agencies can work together more effectively and provide a better mix of services for older people that emphasises prevention and rehabilitation. Aimed at purchasers, providers, managers, chief executives, social services directors, and policy makers.
Report looking at how services for older people can be improved via closer collaboration between the NHS and social services and between independent sector service providers and social services. Case studies illustrate how agencies can work together more effectively and provide a better mix of services for older people that emphasises prevention and rehabilitation. Aimed at purchasers, providers, managers, chief executives, social services directors, and policy makers.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, management, NHS, multidisciplinary services, older people, planning, policy formulation, private sector, quality assurance, rehabilitation, social policy, social services, social care provision, voluntary sector, carers, community care, cutbacks, health care;