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Lessons from integrated care pilots in England

Lessons from integrated care pilots in England PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of some of the lessons about implementing different types of integrated care.Design/methodology/approachThe author used evidence from the author’s own evaluations and the findings of other researchers to identify some important lessons for policy makers and practitioners.FindingsThe author identifies eight high-level lessons which may be of interest to policy makers and practitioners working in the field.Research limitations/implicationsThe lessons outlined in the paper provide only a starting point for those designing interventions or evaluation.Practical implicationsThe changes required to implement integrated care are complex and are embedded in a complex context. Change of this type is difficult and generally takes longer to deliver than expected. The evaluation of these models often requires longer than is often available and needs to focus on the impact on the whole system rather than narrow measures, e.g. hospital utilisation.Originality/valueThis is a viewpoint paper synthesising evidence from the English pilot programmes in integrated care. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Integrated Care Emerald Publishing

Lessons from integrated care pilots in England

Journal of Integrated Care , Volume 28 (1): 5 – Dec 4, 2019

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
1476-9018
DOI
10.1108/JICA-10-2019-0044
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Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of some of the lessons about implementing different types of integrated care.Design/methodology/approachThe author used evidence from the author’s own evaluations and the findings of other researchers to identify some important lessons for policy makers and practitioners.FindingsThe author identifies eight high-level lessons which may be of interest to policy makers and practitioners working in the field.Research limitations/implicationsThe lessons outlined in the paper provide only a starting point for those designing interventions or evaluation.Practical implicationsThe changes required to implement integrated care are complex and are embedded in a complex context. Change of this type is difficult and generally takes longer to deliver than expected. The evaluation of these models often requires longer than is often available and needs to focus on the impact on the whole system rather than narrow measures, e.g. hospital utilisation.Originality/valueThis is a viewpoint paper synthesising evidence from the English pilot programmes in integrated care.

Journal

Journal of Integrated CareEmerald Publishing

Published: Dec 4, 2019

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