Realism and rhetoric in the evaluation of a new care model
Journal of Integrated Care, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the methodological challenges to evaluating one of the 50 vanguard sites of the new care model (NCM) programme for integrated care in England, and make the case for a modified realist approach to this kind of evaluation. Design/methodology/approach The paper considers three challenges to evaluating the NCM in this particular vanguard: complexity, strategy and rhetoric. It reflects on how the realist approach negotiates these philosophical challenges to delivering integrated care, in order to provide contextualised accounts of who ...
Source: Journal of Integrated Care - April 29, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Co-designing integrated care for high-needs clients: the Help Team for school-aged children
Journal of Integrated Care,Volume 27, Issue 2, Page 123-130, April 2019. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a Finnish pilot project aiming to support high-needs clients in their everyday lives by developing an integrated care approach based on the multi-sectoral collaboration of care professionals. The Help Team for school-aged children will be described as an example of the integrative practices developed on the project. Design/methodology/approach Altogether 250 professionals from primary and secondary health care and social care and from the education sector were designated to collaborate in 37 local, mu...
Source: Journal of Integrated Care - March 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Does integrated care have a future?
Journal of Integrated Care,Volume 27, Issue 2, Page 98-99, April 2019. (Source: Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: Journal of Integrated Care - March 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Co-designing integrated care for high-needs clients: the Help Team for school-aged children
Journal of Integrated Care,Volume 27, Issue 2, Page 123-130, April 2019. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a Finnish pilot project aiming to support high-needs clients in their everyday lives by developing an integrated care approach based on the multi-sectoral collaboration of care professionals. The Help Team for school-aged children will be described as an example of the integrative practices developed on the project. Design/methodology/approach Altogether 250 professionals from primary and secondary health care and social care and from the education sector were designated to collaborate in 37 local, mu...
Source: Journal of Integrated Care - March 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Does integrated care have a future?
Journal of Integrated Care,Volume 27, Issue 2, Page 98-99, April 2019. (Source: Journal of Integrated Care)
Source: Journal of Integrated Care - March 19, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Integrating health and care in the 21st century workforce
Journal of Integrated Care, Ahead of Print. Purpose The NHS needs to adapt as never before to maintain and plan for an integrated and sustainable multi-professional workforce, spanning all health and care sectors. This cannot happen without system leaders embracing workforce transformation at scale and enabling system-wide collaboration and support for multi-professional learning and role development. “By learning together, we learn how to work together”. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach The case studies included in this paper provide evidence of the ability of NHS systems to adopt ...
Source: Journal of Integrated Care - February 27, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Exploring an integrated palliative care model for older people: an integrative review
Journal of Integrated Care, Ahead of Print. Purpose Due to an international ageing population, global health organisations have recognised the challenges arising from fragmented interaction between health and social sectors in the end of life care. The purpose of this paper is to explore the existing literature on integrative palliative care services for older people. Design/methodology/approach An integrative review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses. Papers included in the review focused upon integrated care within palliative care systems (January 2007 –2017). A...
Source: Journal of Integrated Care - February 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Integrated care for community dwelling older Australians
Journal of Integrated Care, Ahead of Print. Purpose Integrated care is gaining popularity in Australian public policy as an acceptable means to address the needs of the unwell aged. The purpose of this paper is to investigate contemporary models of integrated care for community dwelling older persons in Australia and discuss how public policy has been interpreted at the service delivery level to improve the quality of care for the older person. Design/methodology/approach A scoping review was conducted for peer-reviewed and grey literature on integrated care for the older person in Australia. Publications from 2007 to pr...
Source: Journal of Integrated Care - February 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A critical evaluation of integrated care: a case study of the supported discharge service
Journal of Integrated Care, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the Supported Discharge Service as a case study of integrated care. The paper will critically evaluate integrated care with regard to patient outcomes, patient satisfaction and cost and productivity. Design/methodology/approach A retrospective mixed methods case study design was adopted utilising patient satisfaction questionnaires, therapy outcome measure and a performance dashboard to measure improvements in patient satisfaction, patient outcomes and cost and productivity. Findings Measured improvements were observed in the in...
Source: Journal of Integrated Care - February 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Exploring an integrated palliative care model for older people: an integrative review
Journal of Integrated Care, Ahead of Print. Purpose Due to an international ageing population, global health organisations have recognised the challenges arising from fragmented interaction between health and social sectors in the end of life care. The purpose of this paper is to explore the existing literature on integrative palliative care services for older people. Design/methodology/approach An integrative review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses. Papers included in the review focused upon integrated care within palliative care systems (January 2007 –2017). A...
Source: Journal of Integrated Care - February 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Integrated care for community dwelling older Australians
Journal of Integrated Care, Ahead of Print. Purpose Integrated care is gaining popularity in Australian public policy as an acceptable means to address the needs of the unwell aged. The purpose of this paper is to investigate contemporary models of integrated care for community dwelling older persons in Australia and discuss how public policy has been interpreted at the service delivery level to improve the quality of care for the older person. Design/methodology/approach A scoping review was conducted for peer-reviewed and grey literature on integrated care for the older person in Australia. Publications from 2007 to pr...
Source: Journal of Integrated Care - February 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A critical evaluation of integrated care: a case study of the supported discharge service
Journal of Integrated Care, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the Supported Discharge Service as a case study of integrated care. The paper will critically evaluate integrated care with regard to patient outcomes, patient satisfaction and cost and productivity. Design/methodology/approach A retrospective mixed methods case study design was adopted utilising patient satisfaction questionnaires, therapy outcome measure and a performance dashboard to measure improvements in patient satisfaction, patient outcomes and cost and productivity. Findings Measured improvements were observed in the in...
Source: Journal of Integrated Care - February 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
