Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 28 Issue 2

Editorial

Axel Kaehne

From the service user association's perspective: What contributes to value in integrated mental health and social care services?

Charlotte Klinga, Johan Hansson, Henna Hasson, Magna Andreen Sachs, Carolina Wannheden

The aim of this study was to identify key components of integrated mental health and social care services that contribute to value for service users in Sweden.

Perspectives on social workers from within an integrated setting: A thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with six UK community practitioners

Darryl James Phillipowsky

This research explores community professionals' opinions concerning social worker's roles and statutory functions. It explores the perspectives of professionals and their…

Lean: increase efficiency in stroke patient care

Maud Heijndermans, Alexander Maas, Diederik Dippel, Bianca Buijck

Many healthcare organizations are looking for methods, such as Lean, to reduce their costs and increase the productivity of their professionals. The Lean method looks at every…

Gamechanger: harnessing football for social change

Linda Irvine Fitzpatrick, Donald Maciver, Leeann Dempster, Kirsty Forsyth

The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of an intersectoral partnership that has taken place in Scotland (United Kingdom) entitled Gamechanger. The main idea of…

Evaluation of integrated antenatal care implementation in primary health care: A study from an urban area in Indonesia

Sandra Hakiem Afrizal, Achmad Nizar Hidayanto, Putu Wuri Handayani, Besral Besral, Evi Martha, Hosizah Markam, Meiwita Budiharsana, Tris Eryando

This study was aimed to evaluate the implementation of an integrated antenatal care (ANC) scheme through a retrospective document study using a checklist for measuring the…

Would integrating women's professional care of pelvic organ prolapse improve the symptoms and quality of life: an integrative literature review

Nicola Davies, Teresa Burdett

Integrated healthcare is a central tenant of the NHS Long Term Plan (NHS, 2019). NICE in 2019 published guidelines; advising the integration of multidisciplinary professionals…

Patient and public involvement in integrated psychosocial care

Io Vassiliadou, Esther Tolani, Lindsay Ip, Abigail Smith, Iliatha Papachristou Nadal

Recent models of care incorporate service user involvement within the development and sustainability of a quality improvement project. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate…

Partnering to address rural health workforce challenges in Western NSW

Robyn Ramsden, Richard Colbran, Tricia Linehan, Michael Edwards, Hilal Varinli, Carolyn Ripper, Angela Kerr, Andrew Harvey, Phil Naden, Scott McLachlan, Stephen Rodwell

While one-third of Australians live outside major cities, there are ongoing challenges in providing accessible, sustainable, and appropriate primary health care services in rural…

Model for an integrated health system

Livia Martin, Evelyn Everett Knowles

Theoretically, a health system has been described in terms of integration being the coordination of health services and collaboration amongst provider organizations. The…

Creating a successful health pathway to support the integration of patient care

Josephine S.F. Chow, Veronica Eugenia Gonzalez-Arce, Chun Wah Michael Tam, Kerry Warner, Nutan Maurya, Alan Mcdougall

HealthPathways (HPW) is an online health information portal which provides general practitioners (GPs), guidance on the assessment, management and referral of a range of…

Understanding the diversity of alliance governance in OECD healthcare settings: A structured narrative review

Kimberly Cousins, Robin Gauld, Richard Greatbanks

Healthcare alliances are a mechanism for developing collaborative and integrated care governance and service delivery arrangements. Yet is not known how widespread alliance…

Health and social work practitioners’ experiences of working with risk and older people: The interconnectedness of personalities, process and policy

Christian Beech, Fiona Verity

The purpose of this paper is to explore interprofessional and multidisciplinary working between health and social care practitioners providing services to older people through the…