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Providing integrated health and social care for older persons in the United Kingdom

Alaszewski, Andy and Baldock, John C. and Billings, Jenny R. and Coxon, Kirstie and Twigg, Julia (2003) Providing integrated health and social care for older persons in the United Kingdom. Project report. Centre for Health Services Studies, Canterbury (KAR id:7739)

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Abstract

This report provides an overview of the development of integrated health and social care provision for older people in the UK. It explore why integration is important, identifies the main impediments to effective integration, considers failed past attempts and current initiatives designed to promote joined-up thinking and seamless care for older people, identifying the main models.

Item Type: Reports and Papers (Project report)
Additional information: Full-text available via Official URL link.
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Institutional Unit: Schools > School of Social Sciences > Centre for Health Services Studies
Former Institutional Unit:
Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies
Depositing User: Julia Twigg
Date Deposited: 04 Oct 2008 16:50 UTC
Last Modified: 20 May 2025 14:22 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/7739 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Alaszewski, Andy.

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Baldock, John C..

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Billings, Jenny R..

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Coxon, Kirstie.

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Twigg, Julia.

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