Journal of Integrated Care: Volume 32 Issue 1

Guest editorial: Integrated care in rural, remote or island communities

Anne Hendry, Donata Kurpas, Sarah-Anne Munoz, Helen Tucker

Case study of an integrated health and social care initiative for geriatric patients in rural Alberta

Siu Mee Cheng, Cristina Catallo

Rural regions in Canada are aging faster than urban centers, but access to health and social care is limited. Integrated health and social care (IHSC) through collaboration across…

Health care model for people living in nursing homes based on integrated care

Mariona Espaulella-Ferrer, Felix Jorge Morel-Corona, Mireia Zarco-Martinez, Alba Marty-Perez, Raquel Sola-Palacios, Maria Eugenia Campollo-Duquela, Maricelis Cruz-Grullon, Emma Puigoriol-Juvanteny, Marta Otero-Viñas, Joan Espaulella-Panicot

Older people living in nursing homes have complex care needs and frequently need specialists’ advice and support that can be challenging to deliver in a rural setting. The aim of…

Client perspectives on primary care integration in a rural-serving behavioral health center

Jeffersson Santos, Amanda Acevedo-Morales, Lillian Jones, Tara Bautista, Carolyn Camplain, Chesleigh N. Keene, Julie Baldwin

Advancing behavioral health and primary care integration is a priority for helping clients overcome the complex health challenges impacting healthcare deserts like those in…

Are community health agents the link to integrating care? Lesson from Brazil

Larissa Veríssimo, Helen Rainey, Roberta Lindemann, Anne Hendry

This viewpoint piece will highlight the contribution of trained lay community health workers to the integrated workforce in rural, remote and island settings, drawing on…

It takes a village: what lessons can the UK learn from rural community mental health services in Ghana?

Maria Teresa Ferazzoli, Lily Kpobi

This paper aims to provide new insights into and offer potential solutions to the challenges encountered by mental health services working with remote, rural or underserved…

COVID-19: a catalyst for change in remote and rural advanced clinical practice – A qualitative study

Rachel King, Clare Carolan, Steve Robertson

The purpose of this study is to explore the sustainability of innovations introduced during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic in remote and rural primary care…

Recruitment to social care roles in remote and rural contexts; strengthening the weakest link in integrated care?

Stephen Gibb

Recruitment to social care roles can be the weakest link in many integrated systems, with vacancy rates being very high compared to other sectors, especially in remote and rural…

A rural dermatology outreach service – a new model

Kirstin Abraham, Huw Thomas, Alyson Bryden

The dermatology service on the islands of Orkney, with a population of approximately 22,500, was taken over by National Health Service (NHS) Tayside in August 2018. This paper…

A research method for locating community healthcare facilities in Italy: how to guarantee healthcare for all

Marco Gola, Marika Fior, Stefano Arruzzoli, Paolo Galuzzi, Stefano Capolongo, Maddalena Buffoli

The new Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) has prioritised a new healthcare model that will establish the additional community healthcare facilities (CHFs). The…