Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 17 Issue 6

Editorial

Peter Thistlethwaite

Integrating Health and Social Care in England: Lessons from Early Adopters and Implications for Policy

Chris Ham, John Oldham

This paper reports on experience in making use of Health Act flexibilities and care trusts. Three areas were chosen for study because they were known to have attached priority to…

Promoting Self‐Management Through Technology: SMART Solutions for Long‐Term Health Conditions

Benjamin Rosser, Christopher Eccleston

Technology in various forms is being developed and applied to provide new solutions to the increasing prevalence of long‐term health conditions. This article describes the…

Continuing Health Care — The Plot Thickens…

John Dow

As promised in the previous article (Continuing Health Care ‐ the story so far…) this article considers some specific issues in relation to people being cared for at home and in…

Still Puzzling: Patient and Public Involvement in Commissioning

Anna Coleman, Kath Checkland, Stephen Harrison

With the recent publication of The Engagement Cycle (DH, 2009a), exploring the issues surrounding patient and public involvement (PPI) in World Class Commissioning, it seems…

Ageing Well in Dorset: How not to be Invisible

Robin Cowen

Dorset County Council and partners commissioned a project in 2008 to develop a plan for ageing well in the county that engaged and involved older people. The completed plan has…

Managed Networks and Integrated Children's Services ‐ Case Study of Devon

Robert Chugg

This article explains how joint agency services for children with special needs have been operating in Devon for a number of years. The business processes and ICT systems…

Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Angie Wadsworth

On the 1st April 2009 all local authorities and primary care trusts were legally obliged to implement procedures to conform with the new Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty…