The importance of normative integration in stroke services: case study evidence from Sweden and England

Conclusions: Emphasis on the need to treat stroke as an emergency condition in both countries has created a context in which normative and systemic integration often occurs among clinicians that deliver emergency and acute stroke care, aiding the development of organizational, functional, service and clinical integration across the case study sites. In contrast, integration between hospital and community (rehabilitation and general practice) care is frequently less successful.

Source: Health Services Management - April 3, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Baeza, J. I., Boaz, A., Fraser, A., Fulop, N., McKevitt, C., Wolfe, C., On behalf of the European Implementation Score (EIS) Collaborative Group Tags: Primary Research Source Type: research